# Install gistit with Homebrew Command-line utility for creating Gists. Version 0.1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gistit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gistit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gistit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.4 - **Source summary:** Command-line utility for creating Gists - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gistit (cli) - gistit (alias) ## Dependencies - jansson ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake ## Uses from macOS - curl ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.1.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jrbasso/gistit - Upstream latest detected: v0.1.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage gistit is a small C command-line utility for creating GitHub Gists from standard input or files. It overlaps with other gist uploaders but emphasizes a compiled CLI with libcurl and jansson dependencies. ### Project history The repository history begins in June 2012 with an initial implementation, followed by small releases through the 0.1.x series. The README describes a console app that can create gists from piped input, a single file, or multiple files, with flags for private gists, file names, descriptions, help, and version output. ### Adoption history gistit appears to have remained a niche uploader. Its README documents build dependencies and Homebrew installation, but the available project materials do not show the broad packaging or maintainer ecosystem seen around the older Ruby gist client. ### How it is used Practitioners use gistit in pipeline form, such as sending command output to a new gist, or by passing one or more file names. The README also documents anonymous gist creation by default and an account-association flow through the companion web application. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, gistit is mainly interesting as a minimal C implementation of a GitHub Gist uploader: it has few dependencies, an autotools-style build, and a command surface small enough to package without a language runtime. ### Timeline - 2012: Initial repository history and v0.1 release. - 2013: v0.1.1 and v0.1.2 followed with small updates. - 2015: v0.1.3 was tagged. - 2021: v0.1.4 was tagged. ### Related projects - gistit is related to GitHub Gist, the Ruby gist client, libcurl, jansson, and its small companion web application. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gistit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [gh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [gist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gist/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-sharing, developer-tools, gist, github. - [git-open](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-open/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [git-spice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-spice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [git-xargs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-xargs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [gitbackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitbackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [hub](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hub/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, github, version-control. - [git-cal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-cal/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, control, developer, developer-tools. - [git-filter-repo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-filter-repo/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, history. - [git-delete-merged-branches](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-delete-merged-branches/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, control, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gistit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gistit.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