Re: Can `git grep` have `--Author` option?

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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> A "git grep --author" would need to blame all files before searching
> inside them, or grep first and blame each line in the result to filter
> out lines from the wrong author. That would be possible, but relatively
> hard to implement and painfully slow. Which probably explains why no one
> implemented it yet ...

More importntly, it would not be all that useful in practice.  I can
see "git log -p --author=me" might, but people usually go from what
the code does and then figure out who wrote it, e.g. you try to see
if there is already code that does something similar to what you
want to do in the current codebase, and then run blame on the found
block to see what commit brought it in if you want to avoid
borrowing code from questionable parties, not the other way around.

One possible use case would be when you asked to produce a code
sample for interviewing or something, but then "log --author=$me"
may be a more effective way to find one.  It would allow you to
demonstrate not just the quality of code but also your ability to
clearly explain your idea to others.

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