/github-email-extractor

Retrieve emails from commits

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GitHub Email Extractor

GitHub Email Extractor

Extract email addresses from commit metadata. This script supports GitHub users, organizations, and Git repositories.

Installation

Using wget 
  wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r-jb/github-email-extractor/main/gh-email.sh
  chmod +x gh-email.sh
  ./gh-email.sh
Using curl 
  curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r-jb/github-email-extractor/main/gh-email.sh
  chmod +x gh-email.sh
  ./gh-email.sh

Requirements

Note

By default, the script accesses GitHub's unauthenticated API, which is limited to 60 requests per hour. Authenticate using the gh CLI to increase this limit and scan private repos.

  • bash 4+
  • git
  • curl
  • awk or gawk, not mawk
  • (Optional) gh cli authenticated

Alternatives