macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-absorblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-absorbMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-absorb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install git-absorb with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Automatic git commit --fixup. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-absorbAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-absorb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-absorbDebian stable package indexes · git-absorb · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-absorbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-absorb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S git-absorbArch Linux sync databases · git-absorb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-absorbopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-absorb · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/git-absorbScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-absorb.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id tummychow.git-absorb -eWindows Package Manager source index · tummychow.git-absorb · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Automatic git commit --fixup
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-absorb
history
Project history and usage
git-absorb is a Rust command-line tool that creates fixup commits automatically by matching staged hunks to earlier commits in a feature branch. It brings an hg absorb-style review workflow to Git.
Project history
The project began in February 2018 as a port of Facebook's hg absorb idea. The README cites a Mozilla version-control discussion that described automatically folding review feedback into the draft changesets that introduced the touched lines.
git-absorb translated that workflow into Git by producing fixup! commits that can be consumed by git rebase --autosquash, or by running the rebase itself with --and-rebase. Its documentation explains the core algorithm in terms of whether patches commute, using that test to infer which earlier commit a staged hunk belongs to.
The release history moved from rapid 0.1 and 0.2 tags in March 2018 through later 0.x releases, with 0.9.0 tagged in February 2026. The Cargo manifest identifies the package as a Rust binary named git-absorb and describes it as automatic git commit --fixup.
Adoption history
git-absorb gained adoption among developers who maintain atomic commit stacks and want review fixes placed into the right commits before merge. The README lists packaging across Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Homebrew, MacPorts, nixpkgs, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Void Linux, GNU Guix, and Windows Package Manager, and crates.io provides a Rust installation path through cargo install.
How it is used
Practitioners stage review fixes with git add, run git absorb, inspect the generated fixup commits, and then use git rebase -i --autosquash to fold them into the original commits. Users who trust the result can run git absorb --and-rebase, while recovery is documented through PRE_ABSORB_HEAD and the reflog.
Why package nerds care
git-absorb is package-relevant because it is a Git subcommand whose usefulness depends on being easy to install across developer machines. It also illustrates the package-manager spread of Rust CLI tools that wrap Git workflows without requiring users to adopt a new VCS.
Timeline
- 2018: Repository initialized and 0.1.0 tagged.
- 2019: 0.4.0 and 0.5.0 tags followed after wider workflow hardening.
- 2025: 0.7.0 and 0.8.0 tags appeared.
- 2026: 0.9.0 was tagged.
Related projects
- git-absorb is directly related to Facebook's hg absorb, Mercurial's history-editing workflow, Git's fixup commits, and Git's autosquash rebase mode.
Sources
- https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/git-absorb
- https://crates.io/crates/git-absorb
- https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
- https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/blob/master/Cargo.toml
- https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/blob/master/Documentation/git-absorb.adoc
- https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/blob/master/README.md
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
git-absorb | 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 version0.9.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.9.0
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-absorb |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-absorb |
| Homepage | https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb |
| Repository | https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/jrbasso/gistit#readme |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb/archive/refs/tags/0.9.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:30-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libgit2 |
| Build dependencies | asciidoctor, pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | git-absorb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
git-absorb 0.6.17-2+b2
Git commit --fixup, but automatic
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apt install git-absorb- Section: vcs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-git-absorb
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
Nix95%
git-absorb
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-absorb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
Ubuntu apt95%
git-absorb 0.6.11-1build1
Git commit --fixup, but automatic
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apt install git-absorb- Section: universe/vcs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-git-absorb
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
apk95%
git-absorb 0.9.0-r0
Automatically write fixup! commits, similar to hg absort
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apk add git-absorb- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
apk95%
git-absorb-bash-completion 0.9.0-r0
Bash completions for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apk add git-absorb-bash-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
apk95%
git-absorb-doc 0.9.0-r0
Automatically write fixup! commits, similar to hg absort (documentation)
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apk add git-absorb-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
apk95%
git-absorb-fish-completion 0.9.0-r0
Fish completions for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apk add git-absorb-fish-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
apk95%
git-absorb-zsh-completion 0.9.0-r0
Zsh completions for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo apk add git-absorb-zsh-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
pacman95%
git-absorb 0.9.0-2
git commit --fixup, but automatic
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo pacman -S git-absorb- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
zypper95%
git-absorb 0.6.17-1.4
git commit --fixup, but automatic
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo zypper install git-absorb- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
zypper95%
git-absorb-bash-completion 0.6.17-1.4
Bash Completion for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo zypper install git-absorb-bash-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
zypper95%
git-absorb-fish-completion 0.6.17-1.4
Fish Completion for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo zypper install git-absorb-fish-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
zypper95%
git-absorb-nushell-completion 0.6.17-1.4
Nushell Completion for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo zypper install git-absorb-nushell-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
zypper95%
git-absorb-zsh-completion 0.6.17-1.4
ZSH Completion for git-absorb
https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb
sudo zypper install git-absorb-zsh-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-absorb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
MacPorts95%
git-absorb
sudo port install git-absorb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
Scoop95%
main/git-absorb
scoop install main/git-absorb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Absorb
source trail
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