install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install git-fixup

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-fixup

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-fixup/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Alias for git commit --fixup

Project links

Commands and aliases

git-fixup

history

Project history and usage

git-fixup is a small shell-based Git helper that automates creation of fixup, squash, and amend commits for interactive rebase workflows.

Project history

David Keijser's repository began in June 2013 with the stated purpose of reducing the copy-and-paste work in a rebase workflow. The README presents `git fixup <ref>` as a convenience wrapper around `git commit --fixup <ref>`, while the argument-free form uses Git blame and log data to suggest commits touched by the staged lines or files.

Adoption history

The tool occupies a niche around Git autosquash usage rather than serving as a general-purpose Git frontend. Its README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch packaging, manual installation, and shell completion, which shows the script was designed for developer workstations and command-line integration.

How it is used

Practitioners stage the changes that should amend an older commit, run `git fixup` to select or infer a target commit, and then use interactive rebase with autosquash to fold the generated fixup or squash commit into place. Configuration is provided through Git config keys and environment variables for defaults such as base revision, action, menu command, and whether to rebase after committing.

Why package nerds care

git-fixup is package-nerd useful because it turns a common review-cleanup ritual into a tiny Git subcommand without adding a large workflow system. Its value is in the Unix-tool shape: a shell script, optional completion, and compatibility with external menu tools such as fzf.

Timeline

2013: The repository was created and the first commit described the tool as fixup-focused.
2015: README imagery and usage examples documented the interactive candidate-selection workflow.
Later releases: The command gained squash, amend, rebase, menu, and shell-completion support.

Related projects

git-fixup builds on Git's `commit --fixup`, `commit --squash`, and `rebase --autosquash` workflow, and it can be paired with menu tools such as fzf.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-fixup. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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-fixup`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version1.6.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.1

https://github.com/keis/git-fixup

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-fixup
Version	1.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-fixup
Homepage	https://github.com/keis/git-fixup
Repository	https://github.com/keis/git-fixup
Upstream docs	https://github.com/keis/git-fixup#readme
License	ISC
Source archive	https://github.com/keis/git-fixup/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.1.tar.gz
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-fixup
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	head 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.

Nix95%

git-fixup

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-fixup

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Fixup

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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/git-fixup.yml

Used sources

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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