install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gaffitter

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install gaffitter

Debian stable package indexes · gaffitter · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Efficiently fit files/folders to fixed size volumes (like DVDs)

Project links

Commands and aliases

fit

history

Project history and usage

GAFFitter, the Genetic Algorithm File Fitter, is a C++ command-line tool that uses a genetic algorithm to fit files or size/name items into fixed-size volumes such as CDs or DVDs while minimizing wasted space.

Project history

GAFFitter is authored by Douglas A. Augusto and hosted on SourceForge. SourceForge project metadata records an August 2005 creation date, and the official homepage points to version 1.0.0, the SourceForge Git repository, and official Debian packages.

The homepage describes a POSIX-oriented command-line program designed to work as a filter in shell pipelines as well as on direct file and directory arguments.

Adoption history

GAFFitter's adoption is small but package-manager-shaped: the official site links Debian packages, and the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names.

Its original use case reflects the optical-media era, but the underlying bin-packing-style workflow remains useful for arranging arbitrary items into fixed capacities.

How it is used

Users run the fit executable with a target size and files, or pipe size/identifier pairs into it. Options control volume limits, direct input mode, delimiters, sort behavior, and genetic algorithm parameters such as seed, generations, population size, crossover probability, mutation probability, and selection pressure.

Why package nerds care

GAFFitter is a compact example of a Unix filter wrapping a metaheuristic algorithm. For package maintainers, it is interesting because the executable name is fit rather than gaffitter, the upstream code is SourceForge-hosted Git, and the documentation still foregrounds CD/DVD packing.

Timeline

2005: SourceForge project created.
2015: Official homepage lists version 1.0.0 and shows the site last updated in August 2015.
2020s: Present in Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu according to the supplied package facts.

Related projects

The official homepage links Debian packages as a distribution channel.
The project documentation includes generated class documentation for the genetic algorithm implementation.

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 13 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fit`	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 version1.0.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gaffitter
Version	1.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gaffitter
Homepage	https://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/
Repository	https://sourceforge.net/p/gaffitter/source
Upstream docs	https://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gaffitter/gaffitter/1.0.0/gaffitter-1.0.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	cmake
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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	gaffitter
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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

Debian apt95%

gaffitter 0.6.0-4

File subsets extractor based on genetic algorithms

http://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install gaffitter

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gaffitter

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

Ubuntu apt95%

gaffitter 0.6.0-3

File subsets extractor based on genetic algorithms

http://gaffitter.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install gaffitter

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gaffitter

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gaffitter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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/gaffitter.yml

Used sources

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

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