macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-ftplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-ftpMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-ftp/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install git-ftp with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Git-powered FTP client. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-ftpDebian stable package indexes · git-ftp · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-ftpFedora Rawhide package metadata · git-ftp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-ftpnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-ftp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Git-powered FTP client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-ftp
history
Project history and usage
git-ftp is a Git-oriented deployment utility for FTP and related protocols. Its core idea is to record the deployed Git commit on the server, then use Git history to upload only files that changed since that commit.
Project history
The project grew around a common shared-hosting problem: teams had Git locally but only FTP, FTPS, SFTP, or lftp-style access on the deployment target. The README describes the tool as uploading to FTP servers 'the Git way', while the changelog records a long stabilization path through 1.0.0, submodule handling, include and ignore rules, hooks, FTPES/SFTP fixes, and compatibility work for newer Git versions.
A 0.8-era changelog entry records the move to the git-ftp GitHub organization. Later releases added push hooks, snapshot and pull/download actions, BusyBox fixes, PEM/key options, and better error handling, keeping the tool as a shell-based bridge between Git workflows and older hosting environments.
Adoption history
git-ftp became the most visible project in this batch because it solved a deployment niche that Git itself does not cover. Its packaging in Homebrew and other Unix package collections reflects use by developers who need repeatable deployments without rsync, SSH shell access, or a platform-specific deployment service.
How it is used
Practitioners configure FTP URL, user, and password in Git config, run `git ftp init` for a first upload or `git ftp catchup` when files already exist remotely, and then deploy later commits with `git ftp push`. The ignore and include files let projects tune which tracked or untracked paths are sent.
Why package nerds care
git-ftp is package-manager interesting because it packages an old-web deployment pattern as a Git subcommand-style CLI. It sits at the edge between version-control tooling and hosting compatibility, where a small shell utility can replace heavier deployment systems for simple sites.
Timeline
- 2013: Repository created under the git-ftp organization on GitHub.
- 2016: 1.3.0 added push hooks, snapshot support, and file-list performance work.
- 2018: 1.5.0 addressed Git 2.16 compatibility and SFTP documentation.
- 2020: 1.6.0 release line focused on error handling and nested branch support.
Related projects
- git-ftp is related to Git deployment hooks, rsync-based deploy scripts, lftp workflows, and hosted CI actions that publish artifacts to FTP targets.
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:ftp,client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.git/config.git-ftp-ignore.git-ftp-include
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
.git/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-ftp | 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 version1.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.6.0
https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-ftp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-ftp |
| Homepage | https://git-ftp.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp |
| Upstream docs | https://git-ftp.github.io/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp/archive/refs/tags/1.6.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | curl, libssh2 |
| Build dependencies | pandoc |
| 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-ftp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| 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-ftp 1.6.0+dfsg-1
Git powered FTP client written as shell script
https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp
sudo apt install git-ftp- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Ftp
Nix95%
git-ftp
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-ftp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Ftp
Ubuntu apt95%
git-ftp 1.6.0+dfsg-1
Git powered FTP client written as shell script
https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp
sudo apt install git-ftp- Section: universe/vcs
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Ftp
dnf95%
git-ftp 1.6.0-16.fc45
Git powered FTP client written as shell script
sudo dnf install git-ftp- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-ftp
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Ftp
MacPorts95%
git-ftp
sudo port install git-ftp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Ftp
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment