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.TH "GH-SEARCH-COMMITS" "1" "Jul 2025" "GitHub CLI 2.76.2" "GitHub CLI manual"
.SH NAME
gh-search-commits - Search for commits
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh search commits [<query>] [flags]\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Search for commits on GitHub.
.PP
The command supports constructing queries using the GitHub search syntax,
using the parameter and qualifier flags, or a combination of the two.
.PP
GitHub search syntax is documented at:
\[la]https://docs.github.com/search\-github/searching\-on\-github/searching\-commits\[ra]
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB--author\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter by author
.TP
\fB--author-date\fR \fB<date>\fR
Filter based on authored date
.TP
\fB--author-email\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter on author email
.TP
\fB--author-name\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter on author name
.TP
\fB--committer\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter by committer
.TP
\fB--committer-date\fR \fB<date>\fR
Filter based on committed date
.TP
\fB--committer-email\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter on committer email
.TP
\fB--committer-name\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter on committer name
.TP
\fB--hash\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter by commit hash
.TP
\fB-q\fR, \fB--jq\fR \fB<expression>\fR
Filter JSON output using a jq expression
.TP
\fB--json\fR \fB<fields>\fR
Output JSON with the specified fields
.TP
\fB-L\fR, \fB--limit\fR \fB<int> (default 30)\fR
Maximum number of commits to fetch
.TP
\fB--merge\fR
Filter on merge commits
.TP
\fB--order\fR \fB<string> (default "desc")\fR
Order of commits returned, ignored unless '--sort' flag is specified: {asc|desc}
.TP
\fB--owner\fR \fB<strings>\fR
Filter on repository owner
.TP
\fB--parent\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter by parent hash
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<strings>\fR
Filter on repository
.TP
\fB--sort\fR \fB<string> (default "best-match")\fR
Sort fetched commits: {author-date|committer-date}
.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--template\fR \fB<string>\fR
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"
.TP
\fB--tree\fR \fB<string>\fR
Filter by tree hash
.TP
\fB--visibility\fR \fB<strings>\fR
Filter based on repository visibility: {public|private|internal}
.TP
\fB-w\fR, \fB--web\fR
Open the search query in the web browser
.SH JSON FIELDS
\fBauthor\fR, \fBcommit\fR, \fBcommitter\fR, \fBid\fR, \fBparents\fR, \fBrepository\fR, \fBsha\fR, \fBurl\fR
.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution
.PP
1: Error
.PP
2: Command canceled
.PP
4: Authentication required
.PP
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.
.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Search commits matching set of keywords "readme" and "typo"
$ gh search commits readme typo
# Search commits matching phrase "bug fix"
$ gh search commits "bug fix"
# Search commits committed by user "monalisa"
$ gh search commits --committer=monalisa
# Search commits authored by users with name "Jane Doe"
$ gh search commits --author-name="Jane Doe"
# Search commits matching hash "8dd03144ffdc6c0d486d6b705f9c7fba871ee7c3"
$ gh search commits --hash=8dd03144ffdc6c0d486d6b705f9c7fba871ee7c3
# Search commits authored before February 1st, 2022
$ gh search commits --author-date="<2022-02-01"
.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-search(1)\fR