genContributors.sh

#!/bin/sh

PROJNAME="$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")"
CONTRIBUTORS="$(git shortlog -sne | awk '{$1=""; print $0}' | sed 's/^ /* /g' | sort -i -f -k2)"
DATE="$(LANG=C date --utc)"

{
  echo "The following people, listed in alphabetical order, have contributed to ${PROJNAME}:"
  echo
  echo "${CONTRIBUTORS}"
  echo
  echo "This list was generated ${DATE}."
} > ./CONTRIBUTORS.md