# Install gitlint

Linting for your git commit messages. Version 0.19.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gitlint
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gitlint
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gitlint
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/gitlint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gitlint
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gitlint
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gitlint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install gitlint
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitlint 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#gitlint
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install python313-gitlint
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-gitlint from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gitlint
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitlint>
- **Version:** 0.19.1
- **Source summary:** Linting for your git commit messages
- **Homepage:** <https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/latest>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/73/51/b59270264aabcab5b933f3eb9bfb022464ca9205b04feef1bdc1635fd9b4/gitlint_core-0.19.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gitlint (cli)
- gitlint (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.19.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 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:** gitlint
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gitlint - 0.19.1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gitlint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Git commit message linter | https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
- Nix - gitlint: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - gitlint - 0.19.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gitlint from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Git commit message linter | https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
- apk - gitlint - 0.19.1-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linting for your git commit messages | https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
- apk - gitlint-pyc - 0.19.1-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlint-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for gitlint | https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
- dnf - gitlint - 0.15.0-20.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitlint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Git commit message linting tool | https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint
- zypper - python313-gitlint - 0.18.0-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-gitlint from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Git commit message linter checking | https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
- MacPorts - gitlint: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/gitlint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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