macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-archive-alllocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install git-archive-all with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix
Archive a project and its submodules. Version 1.23.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-archive-allAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-archive-all · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-archive-allFedora Rawhide package metadata · git-archive-all · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-archive-allnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-archive-all/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Archive a project and its submodules
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-archive-all
history
Project history and usage
git-archive-all is a Python command-line wrapper around git archive that archives a Git superproject together with its submodules.
Project history
The repository opened in 2010 to solve a practical packaging gap: git archive works well for one repository, but release tarballs often need the checked-out contents of submodules too. The project kept the interface close to git archive while adding recursive submodule traversal, export-ignore support, include paths, dry-run output, and compression control.
The changelog shows a maintenance phase focused on cross-platform archive correctness: tests and export-ignore handling in 2018, Windows and Apple Git compatibility fixes, non-Unicode filename handling, and a 2021 change to retrieve submodule lists via Git rather than parsing .gitmodules directly.
Adoption history
Adoption is utilitarian rather than broad-platform-defining. Its presence on PyPI, Homebrew, and Linux package sets reflects a common release-engineering need: produce source archives from repositories whose dependencies are tracked as Git submodules.
How it is used
Practitioners run git-archive-all with an output filename, optional base repository, prefix, export-ignore behavior, forced submodule update, include paths, dry-run mode, and compression level. It is typically used for release tarballs, vendor drops, or reproducible snapshots where submodules must be included.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care because missing submodules are a classic broken-source-tarball problem. git-archive-all offers a boring, scriptable answer that honors Git attributes and avoids inventing a new archive format.
Timeline
- 2010: Repository created.
- 2018: CHANGES.rst started tracking releases; tests and export-ignore handling were added.
- 2018: Windows support and Apple Git compatibility fixes landed in the 1.19 series.
- 2021: Version 1.23.0 began retrieving submodules via Git.
- 2022: Version 1.23.1 added typing information to PyPI and source distributions.
Related projects
- Related tools include Git's git archive command, Git submodules, .gitattributes export-ignore rules, PyPI packaging, and Homebrew formula packaging.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:archive
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
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-archive-all | 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 version1.23.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.23.1
https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-archive-all |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.23.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-archive-all |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all |
| Repository | https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all/archive/refs/tags/1.23.1.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | python |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | git-archive-all |
| 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.
Nix95%
git-archive-all
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-archive-all- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Archive All
apk95%
git-archive-all 1.23.1-r5
Wrapper for git-archive that archives a git superproject and its submodules
https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all
sudo apk add git-archive-all- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-archive-all
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Archive All
apk95%
git-archive-all-pyc 1.23.1-r5
Precompiled Python bytecode for git-archive-all
https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all
sudo apk add git-archive-all-pyc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-archive-all
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Archive All
dnf95%
git-archive-all 1.23.1-16.fc45
Archive git repository with its submodules
https://github.com/Kentzo/git-archive-all
sudo dnf install git-archive-all- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-archive-all
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Archive All
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment