---
title: "Git blame - How to find out who modified a line with Git"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/git-blame---how-to-find-out-who-modified-a-line-with-git-b3zyvgsn9
source_url: https://devdojo.com/smpnjn/git-blame-how-to-find-out-who-modified-a-line-with-git
type: article
source: "DevDojo"
author: "Johnny"
published: 2022-08-31T05:42:29.588Z
updated: 2022-08-31T05:42:29.522Z
tags: ["github", "git"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 10
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Git blame - How to find out who modified a line with Git

**[DevDojo](https://daily.dev/sources/devdojo)** · [@smpnjn](https://daily.dev/smpnjn) · 2 min read · 10 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

git blame lets you assign blame for the code breaking line you're investigating. To find out who changed a line, simply run the following command where myfile.txt is the file you want to check: git blame my file.

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daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://devdojo.com/smpnjn/git-blame-how-to-find-out-who-modified-a-line-with-git>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@avsthiago** · 0 upvotes

> For those who use VC Code, the extension GitLens shows the git blame per line automatically.

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