install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install eget

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#eget

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/eg/eget/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/eget

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/eget.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id ZacharyYedidia.Eget -e

Windows Package Manager source index · ZacharyYedidia.Eget · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub

Project links

Commands and aliases

eget

history

Project history and usage

eget is Zachary Yedidia's small Go CLI for installing prebuilt binaries from GitHub releases. It occupies the practical space between curl scripts, manual release downloads, and full package-manager formulas.

Project history

The first public GitHub release was v0.1.0 in August 2021. The README describes a focused tool: provide a repository or URL, let eget inspect release assets, pick a matching binary for the current system, download it, and extract it.

The v1.0.0 release in January 2022 added support for extracting multiple files and directories, making eget usable for projects distributed as archives rather than just one naked executable. The project later continued through the v1.3 series with cross-platform release assets.

Adoption history

eget's adoption pattern is package-manager-adjacent: it is itself packaged in Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and winget, but its main value is installing other GitHub-release tools before or outside those package managers. The README even notes that maintainers with GitHub release binaries can list eget as a one-line install method.

How it is used

Users run commands such as `eget owner/repo --to /usr/local/bin`, optionally filtering assets, selecting tags, extracting a specific file, or using a GitHub token through environment variables or configuration. The README documents TOML configuration for global and per-repository defaults.

Why package nerds care

eget is package-nerd bait because it automates the messy part of modern CLI distribution: release asset naming. It codifies common conventions around OS and architecture names, archive formats, checksums, and destination directories without trying to become a general package manager.

Timeline

2021-08-18: v0.1.0 is published.
2021-08-25: v0.2.0 follows during early feature work.
2022-01-03: v1.0.0 adds multi-file and directory extraction.
2022-07-22: v1.2.0 is published.
2024-06-07: v1.3.4 is published.

Related projects

GitHub Releases are the primary upstream distribution surface that eget automates.
zyedidia/micro appears in the README examples and is a natural companion project from the same author.
Comparable single-binary install helpers include curl scripts, go install, and package-manager formulas, but eget focuses on release assets.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.eget.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eget/eget.toml./eget.toml$EGET_CONFIG
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.eget.toml%LOCALAPPDATA%\eget\eget.toml.\eget.toml%EGET_CONFIG%

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.eget.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eget/eget.toml./eget.toml$EGET_CONFIG
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.eget.toml%LOCALAPPDATA%\eget\eget.toml.\eget.toml%EGET_CONFIG%

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`eget`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.3.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.3.4

https://github.com/zyedidia/eget

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:eget
Version	1.3.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/eget
Homepage	https://github.com/zyedidia/eget
Repository	https://github.com/zyedidia/eget
Upstream docs	https://github.com/zyedidia/eget#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/zyedidia/eget/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.4.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go, pandoc
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	eget
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

eget

nix profile install nixpkgs#eget

normalized package name match
Matched by: Eget

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

Scoop95%

extras/eget

scoop install extras/eget

normalized package name match
Matched by: Eget

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/eget.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

ZacharyYedidia.Eget

winget install --id ZacharyYedidia.Eget -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Eget

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: ZacharyYedidia.Eget from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/eget.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install eget with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget