# Install eget with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub. Version 1.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:eget ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install eget ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#eget ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eg/eget/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/eget ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/eget.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id ZacharyYedidia.Eget -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: ZacharyYedidia.Eget from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:eget - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.4 - **Source summary:** Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - eget (cli) - eget (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - pandoc ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/zyedidia/eget - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - 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 - 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% ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - eget: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eg/eget/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/eget: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/eget.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - ZacharyYedidia.Eget: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: ZacharyYedidia.Eget from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pandoc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pandoc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-binstall](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binstall/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-installer, cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [corral](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/corral/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [install-peerdeps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/install-peerdeps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [libsolv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsolv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [nrm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nrm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [ocaml-findlib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocaml-findlib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [ocicl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocicl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [patch-package](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patch-package/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [ubi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ubi/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: binary, binary-installer, cli, developer, developer-tools. - [cpanminus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpanminus/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, install, installer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/eget.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/eget.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph