Git Stats

Analyze git repository statistics including contributor rankings, lines of code by language, commit frequency by day/hour, monthly activity trends, and file type breakdowns. Use when asked to analyze a repo, show git stats, get contributor info, count lines of code, or visualize commit activity patterns.

Analyze any local git repository for contributor rankings, LOC by language, commit activity patterns, and monthly trends.

Quick Start

# Analyze current repo
python3 scripts/git_stats.py

# Analyze a specific repo
python3 scripts/git_stats.py /path/to/repo

# JSON output for further processing
python3 scripts/git_stats.py --json

# Filter by date range
python3 scripts/git_stats.py --since 2025-01-01 --until 2025-12-31

# Specific branch
python3 scripts/git_stats.py --branch main

# Skip LOC counting for faster results
python3 scripts/git_stats.py --no-loc

Output Sections

• Top Contributors — ranked by commit count with email
• Lines of Code — total files/lines, broken down by extension
• File Types — file count by extension
• Activity by Day — which days of the week get the most commits
• Activity by Hour — peak coding hours
• Monthly Trend — commit volume over the last 12 months (configurable with --months)

Options

Flag	Description
--branch	Analyze a specific branch
--since	Only include commits after this date
--until	Only include commits before this date
--months N	Monthly trend window (default: 12)
--json	Output as JSON for programmatic use
--no-loc	Skip line counting (much faster on large repos)

Dependencies

• git CLI (must be on PATH)
• Python 3.8+ (stdlib only, no pip packages needed)