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Install git-review with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Submit git branches to gerrit for review. Version 2.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-review

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-review

MacPorts ports tree · devel/git-review/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-review

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · git-review · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-review

Debian stable package indexes · git-review · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-review

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · git-review · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-review

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-review

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-review · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Submit git branches to gerrit for review

Commands and aliases

  • git-review

history

Project history and usage

git-review is an OpenDev tool for submitting Git branches to Gerrit. It standardizes the client-side workflow around `.gitreview` project metadata, Gerrit remotes, Change-Id hooks, and patchset upload/download commands.

Project history

The project grew out of the OpenStack and OpenDev review workflow, where Gerrit is the central code-review system. Its repository has a long 1.x tag series and a 2.x series documented through OpenDev release notes, reflecting years of adaptation to Gerrit, Git, OpenSSH, and Python changes.

The 2.0.0 release marked a major maintenance boundary by dropping Python 2.7 support and removing Gerrit draft-change options after Gerrit itself removed that state. Later releases added safer hook installation, support for newer Git and OpenSSH behavior, and upload options such as hashtags, patchset messages, and carbon-copy recipients.

Adoption history

git-review became significant in the OpenStack/OpenDev ecosystem because it turned Gerrit's `refs/for/*` push workflow into a repeatable Git subcommand. Package availability through PyPI, system packages, and Homebrew made it convenient for contributors joining Gerrit-hosted projects.

How it is used

Practitioners run `git review` to upload the working branch to Gerrit, use options for target branch, topic, reviewers, and CCs, and use `git review -d` to download changes or patchsets for local review. On first run, it can read `.gitreview`, create the Gerrit remote, and install the commit-msg hook used for Change-Id generation.

Why package nerds care

The package is notable because it encodes a whole hosted-review convention in a small command-line client. For package maintainers and contributors, it reduces Gerrit onboarding friction and keeps repository-specific review metadata versioned alongside the project.

Timeline

  • 1.0: Early public tag in the OpenDev repository.
  • 1.28.0: OpenStack-specific topic-name automation removed.
  • 2.0.0: Python 2.7 support and Gerrit draft-change upload options removed.
  • 2.4.0: Gerrit commit-msg hook embedded for safer setup.
  • 2.5.0: CC upload option and branch-filtered review listing added.

Related projects

  • Related projects and systems include Gerrit, OpenDev, OpenStack, Git, and the `.gitreview` metadata convention used by Gerrit-hosted repositories.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-review. 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.
  • Installs with 2 runtime 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
.gitreview~/.config/git-review/git-review.conf/etc/git-review/git-review.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-reviewcliglobal 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 version2.5.0
manager updated2026-05-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-review
Version2.5.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-review
Homepagehttps://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
Repositoryhttps://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
Upstream docshttps://docs.opendev.org/opendev/git-review/latest
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/da/92/ddc922d34061791a4d0fd483ee4ffc5e026e93783b70fe5a29a129d0cf63/git_review-2.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-21T12:11:46Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-review
Version Scheme0
Revision7
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • gerrit-tools
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

git-review 2.4.0-1

git command for submitting branches to Gerrit

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo apt install git-review
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: git-review from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

git-review

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-review
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-review/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

git-review 2.3.1-3

git command for submitting branches to Gerrit

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo apt install git-review
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-review from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

git-review 2.5.0-r2

git command for submitting branches to Gerrit

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo apk add git-review
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git-review
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-review from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

git-review-doc 2.5.0-r2

git command for submitting branches to Gerrit (documentation)

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo apk add git-review-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git-review
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-review-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

git-review-pyc 2.5.0-r2

Precompiled Python bytecode for git-review

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo apk add git-review-pyc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git-review
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-review-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

git-review 2.3.1-16.fc45

A Git helper for integration with Gerrit

https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review

sudo dnf install git-review
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-review
  • 6 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-review from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

git-review 2.5.0-1.2

Tool to submit code to Gerrit

https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/git-review

sudo zypper install git-review
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-review
  • 3 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-review from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

git-review

sudo port install git-review
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Review
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-review/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

Same workflow

  • gerrit-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, gerrit, git.
  • git-codereviewShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, gerrit, git.
  • git-gerritShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, gerrit, git.
  • git-appraiseShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, git.
  • cargo-crevShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools.
  • critShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools.

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.

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