How do I generate a git commit log for the last month, and export it as CSV?

Question

Is there a way to generate a git commit log for the last month, and export it as a CSV file? I\'m looking for something I can run from the command line, or a 3rd party app. I\'d

Answer 1

To add, if you want to apply date range, add --after or --before in this format "yyyy-mM-d"

git log --before="2016-12-1" --pretty=format:'"%h","%an","%ae","%aD","%s",' --shortstat --no-merges | paste - - - > log.csv

Answer 2

You can use the --since and --pretty option of git log, for instance:

git log --since="last month" --pretty=format:'%h,%an,%ar,%s' > log.csv

Refer to the PRETTY FORMATS section of the Git log man page for more options.

Answer 3

This command creates a formatted CSV containing hash,user,date/time,description,files changed,insertions,deletions

git log --pretty=format:'"%h","%an","%aD","%s",' --shortstat --no-merges | paste - - - > log.csv