macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-grablocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install git-grab with Homebrew, pacman, winget
Clone a git repository into a standard location organised by domain and path. Version 4.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S git-grabArch Linux sync databases · git-grab · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id wezm.git-grab -eWindows Package Manager source index · wezm.git-grab · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Clone a git repository into a standard location organised by domain and path
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-grab
history
Project history and usage
git-grab is a Rust command-line tool that clones Git repositories into a standard source tree organized by domain and path. Its default home is `~/src`, with `GRAB_HOME` or `--home` available for users who prefer another root.
Project history
The project began in 2021 and released an initial 0.1.1 build shortly after its GitHub repository and crates.io package appeared. The README describes it as inspired by John Graham-Cumming's `grab`, but narrowed to Git rather than multiple version-control systems and designed to let Git itself provide clone progress and behavior.
The GitHub README later marked the repository as moved to Codeberg. Releases through the 4.x line kept the packaged Rust implementation available while the canonical project home shifted away from GitHub.
Adoption history
git-grab found a small audience among developers who like deterministic `~/src/host/path` clone layouts. Its README lists package-manager availability in Arch Linux, Homebrew, and Chimera Linux, and the crate page records its distribution through the Rust package ecosystem.
How it is used
Practitioners run `git grab github.com/wezm/git-grab` or pass any URL accepted by Git, with optional clipboard and copy-path helpers. Because it installs as `git-grab`, Git can invoke it as `git grab`, making it feel like a native Git subcommand.
Why package nerds care
git-grab is a compact example of a packageable personal workflow convention: it standardizes where clones land, but delegates actual cloning to Git and keeps the command small.
Timeline
- 2021: Repository and crates.io package appeared.
- 2021: 0.1.1 initial release shipped.
- 2022: 1.0.0 release marked the first stable line.
- 2026: 4.0.x releases preceded the public move notice to Codeberg.
Related projects
- git-grab is related to `grab` by John Graham-Cumming, `git-get`, GitHub CLI aliases, and local source-tree conventions used by Go and Rust developers.
Sources
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.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-grab | 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 version4.0.1
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://codeberg.org/wezm/git-grab
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://codeberg.org/wezm/git-grabnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-grab |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-grab |
| Homepage | https://codeberg.org/wezm/git-grab |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/wezm/git-grab#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Source archive | https://static.crates.io/crates/git-grab/git-grab-4.0.1.crate |
| Last updated | 2026-07-07T05:14:48Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | 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-grab |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
pacman95%
git-grab 4.0.1-3
A tool to clone git repositories to a standard location organised by domain and path
https://github.com/wezm/git-grab
sudo pacman -S git-grab- License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Grab
winget95%
wezm.git-grab
winget install --id wezm.git-grab -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Grab
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