Git Tip #17: Find out who wrote that weird line of code with git blame

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]You find a line of code and it makes no sense. Who wrote this and why did I do that?

[00:00:07]This is where Git might help you a bit.

[00:00:09]You use Git blame file name. By doing this you will get to see every line, who changed it and when.

[00:00:16]This is where you might find out that you were the one that wrote that weird line.

[00:00:20]If you only care about a few lines, you can use Git blame {dash} L, then the first line number and the last line number, and then the file name.

[00:00:31]And yes, it's called blame, but that doesn't mean you get to blame anyone.

[00:00:35]This is more about understanding the history of your code.