# Install git-octopus with Homebrew, dnf, Nix Continuous merge workflow. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-octopus ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-octopus ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install git-octopus ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-octopus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-octopus ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-octopus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-octopus - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4 - **Source summary:** Continuous merge workflow - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-19T07:47:35-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-apply-conflict-resolution (cli) - git-conflict (cli) - git-octopus (cli) - git-apply-conflict-resolution (alias) - git-conflict (alias) - git-octopus (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lesfurets/git-octopus - Upstream latest detected: v1.4 (current) ## Project history and usage git-octopus is a Git extension for a continuous merge workflow based on feature branches. It adds git octopus for pattern-based multi-branch merges and git conflict for recording conflict resolutions that can be reused. ### Project history LesFurets published the repository on GitHub in 2014 and described the project as an attempt to reconcile feature branching with continuous integration and delivery. The first GitHub release, v1.0, appeared in 2015, followed by releases that added conflict-resolution support, documentation improvements, and chunk-mode changes. ### Adoption history Compared with the single-purpose Git helpers in this batch, git-octopus had a broader process pitch: its README describes CI jobs that merge all feature branches with the mainline and force-push the assembled result to an octopus branch for build and deployment. Packaging reached Homebrew, Fedora/RHEL-style RPM instructions, and Nix, which signals use beyond a private script. ### How it is used Teams use git-octopus to continuously build an integration branch made from many feature branches without making that merge part of long-lived history. When merges fail, git conflict can diagnose conflict pairs and store standard Git refs containing recorded resolutions that can be fetched and pushed. ### Why package nerds care The package matters to Git workflow enthusiasts because it turns Git's native octopus-merge idea into a CI/CD convention with installable commands, manpage-style documentation, release notes, and distribution packaging. It also documents a concrete branch policy: keep the mainline ready to ship, isolate work on small branches, and continuously test their combined result. ### Timeline - 2014: Repository was created on GitHub. - 2015: v1.0 was released. - 2015: v1.1 introduced a first step toward conflict resolution. - 2016: v1.4 was released and RPM packaging notes documented version 1.4 packaging. - 2017: v2.0 beta releases marked a Go rewrite. ### Related projects - git merge - continuous integration systems - feature-branch workflows ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-octopus - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - git-octopus: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-octopus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - git-octopus - 2.0-0.4.beta.3.fc44.27: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-octopus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Git commands for continuous delivery | https://github.com/lesfurets/git-octopus ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [git-imerge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-imerge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conflict-resolution, developer-tools, git, merge. - [git-mediate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-mediate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conflict-resolution, developer-tools, git, git-extension. - [mergiraf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mergiraf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, merge-tools, version-control. - [git-lfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-lfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. - [git-machete](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-machete/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. - [git-multipush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-multipush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. - [git-now](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-now/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. - [git-number](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-number/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-octopus.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-octopus.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph