How do I list everyone who has ever committed to a file in Git?

Question

I want to get a complete list of everyone who has ever committed to a file, is there a command (blame with some arguments, maybe) do that nicely?

Thanks

Answer 1

Try gitk filename or git whatchanged -p filename.

Answer 2

git shortlog -se filename

Answer 3

If you are asking about all authors of commits touching given file, then

git shortlog --numbered --summary HEAD --follow <filename>

would be a solution.

Please note however thet the --follow option doesn't always work correctly acros renames in more complicated (less linear) history.