# Install git-lfs Git extension for versioning large files. Version 3.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-lfs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-lfs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install git-lfs ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-lfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add git-lfs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install git-lfs ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: git-lfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install git-lfs ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-lfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-lfs ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-lfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S git-lfs ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: git-lfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install git-lfs ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-lfs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install git-lfs ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: git-lfs from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gauge' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/git-lfs ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-lfs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id GitHub.GitLFS -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: GitHub.GitLFS from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:git-lfs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 3.7.1 - **Source summary:** Git extension for versioning large files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:54:03Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - git-lfs (cli) - git-lfs (alias) ## Build Dependencies - asciidoctor - go ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Update your git config to finish installation: # Update global git config $ git lfs install # Update system git config $ git lfs install --system - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 3.7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Notes de sécurité narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-lfs - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - git-lfs - 3.6.1-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: git-lfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Git Large File Support | https://git-lfs.github.com/ - Debian apt - golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev - 3.6.1-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Git Large File Support (library) | https://git-lfs.github.com/ - Nix - git-lfs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-lfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - git-lfs - 3.4.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-lfs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Git Large File Support | https://git-lfs.github.com/ - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev - 3.4.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Git Large File Support (library) | https://git-lfs.github.com/ - apk - git-lfs - 3.7.0-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Git extension for versioning large files | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - apk - git-lfs-bash-completion - 3.7.0-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for git-lfs | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - apk - git-lfs-doc - 3.7.0-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Git extension for versioning large files (documentation) | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - apk - git-lfs-fish-completion - 3.7.0-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for git-lfs | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - apk - git-lfs-zsh-completion - 3.7.0-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-lfs-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for git-lfs | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - dnf - git-lfs - 3.7.1-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-lfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Git extension for versioning large files | https://git-lfs.github.io/ - pacman - git-lfs - 3.7.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: git-lfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Git extension for versioning large files | https://git-lfs.github.com - zypper - git-lfs - 3.7.1-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-lfs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Git extension for versioning large files | https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs - MacPorts - git-lfs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-lfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - git-lfs: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: git-lfs from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gauge' - Scoop - main/git-lfs: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-lfs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - 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