git/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt

git-shortlog(1)
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NAME
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git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output

SYNOPSIS
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git-log --pretty=short | 'git-shortlog'

DESCRIPTION
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Summarizes 'git log' output in a format suitable for inclusion
in release announcements. Each commit will be grouped by author
the first line of the commit message will be shown.

Additionally, "[PATCH]" will be stripped from the commit description.

FILES
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'.mailmap'::
	If this file exists, it will be used for mapping author email
	addresses to a real author name. One mapping per line, first
	the author name followed by the email address enclosed by
	'<' and '>'. Use hash '#' for comments. Example:

		# Keep alphabetized
		Adam Morrow <adam@localhost.localdomain>
		Eve Jones <eve@laptop.(none)>

Author
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Written by Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>

Documentation
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano.

GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite