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Interactive git commands in the terminal. Version 26.07.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.
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overview
Package summary
Interactive git commands in the terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-forgit
history
Project history and usage
forgit is a shell-oriented Git helper that wraps common Git workflows in interactive fzf pickers. It provides aliases and a git-forgit executable for staging, logs, diffs, branches, stashes, blame, worktrees, and related operations.
Project history
The upstream README describes forgit as a lightweight utility for using git more efficiently, powered by fzf, and supports Bash, Zsh, and Fish.
The license file records Wenxuan Zhang's copyright beginning in 2017, and the project has continued into date-based monthly-style releases such as 26.05.0.
Adoption history
forgit's adoption follows the shell-plugin route: zplug, zgen, antigen, fisher, omf, zinit, oh-my-zsh, sheldon, Homebrew, AUR, and manual sourcing are all documented upstream.
The GitHub releases page shows a regular date-based release stream in the 2020s, while the README advertises Homebrew installation and AUR packages maintained by the project's developers.
How it is used
Users source a shell plugin or put bin/git-forgit on PATH, then invoke aliases such as ga for interactive git add, glo for git log, gd for git diff, gss for stashes, and gwt for worktrees.
forgit depends on fzf 0.60.0 or newer and can also be used as git forgit subcommands when git-forgit is available on PATH.
Why package nerds care
forgit is a compact example of how fzf turned Git porcelain into interactive terminal workflows without replacing Git itself.
It is package-manager interesting because installation is mostly about shell integration paths, completions, aliases, and dependency versioning rather than a daemon or library ABI.
Timeline
- 2017: The license file records the start of the forgit copyright range.
- 2022: The tag list includes 22.11.0, showing the project on date-based releases by late 2022.
- 2025: The release stream includes monthly 25.x releases.
- 2026: The GitHub releases page lists 26.05.0, published on May 1, 2026.
Related projects
- forgit is built around Git and fzf, and its README links fzf as the required interactive selector.
- It is adjacent to shell plugin managers such as zplug, zgen, antigen, fisher, omf, zinit, oh-my-zsh, and sheldon because those are first-class installation paths.
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-forgit | 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 version26.07.0
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/wfxr/forgit
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/wfxr/forgitnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:forgit |
|---|---|
| Version | 26.07.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/forgit |
| Homepage | https://github.com/wfxr/forgit |
| Repository | https://github.com/wfxr/forgit |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/wfxr/forgit#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/wfxr/forgit/releases/download/26.07.0/forgit-26.07.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-01T03:15:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | fzf |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | A shell plugin has been installed to: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/forgit/share/forgit/forgit.plugin.zsh $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/forgit/share/forgit/forgit.plugin.sh $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/forgit/share/forgit/forgit.plugin.fish |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | forgit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment