# Install gimme with Homebrew Shell script to install any Go version. Version 1.5.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gimme ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gimme ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gimme - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.6 - **Source summary:** Shell script to install any Go version - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gimme (cli) - gimme (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.5.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/travis-ci/gimme - Upstream latest detected: v1.5.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage gimme is a small shell utility from the Travis CI ecosystem for installing and selecting Go toolchain versions. Its niche is CI and developer-shell setup rather than general Go project management. ### Project history The public repository began in January 2015, and the README states that the original goal was trivial Go cross-compilation within Travis CI. Early releases added automatic Go version discovery, source and binary install paths, and shell environment output that lets users activate a selected Go installation with eval or by sourcing an env file. The project evolved around changes in the Go release process. The changelog records support for stable and oldstable aliases, checksums for downloaded archives, mirror support through GIMME_DOWNLOAD_BASE, Windows binary downloads, and repeated updates for newer Go release lines. ### Adoption history gimme became useful because Travis CI users needed repeatable Go versions before Go version managers and CI images covered every combination. Its README documents Homebrew and Arch AUR installation paths, placing it in the package-manager layer used by developers who wanted the same version-selection behavior outside Travis jobs. ### How it is used Practitioners use gimme by asking for a Go version, stable alias, oldstable alias, or master branch, then applying the emitted shell environment. In CI it is used with variables such as GIMME_GO_VERSION, GIMME_OS, and GIMME_ARCH to exercise builds across operating-system and architecture combinations. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, gimme is a compact example of a version manager that delegates policy to upstream Go release artifacts while caching local installs. It matters less as a broad ecosystem pillar than as a Travis-era tool that encoded Go matrix testing into one shell script. ### Timeline - 2015: Repository and first tags appeared for the shell-based Go installer. - 2016: 1.0.0 added Homebrew documentation, cross-compilation support, and broader platform handling. - 2017: stable alias and known-version listing were added. - 2018: .x version resolution, oldstable support, and support for Go 1.11-era releases landed. ### Related projects - gimme overlaps with Go version managers and CI image management, but its README frames it specifically around Travis CI cross-compilation and upstream Go release downloads. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gimme - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [basti](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/basti/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfn-flip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfn-flip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfn-format](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfn-format/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfnctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfnctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cloudformation-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudformation-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [e1s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/e1s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [eksctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eksctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-spiffe-workload-helper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-spiffe-workload-helper/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: aws, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, credentials. - [aws2-wrap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws2-wrap/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: aws, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, credentials. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gimme.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gimme.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph