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Install git-revise with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman

Rebase alternative for easy & efficient in-memory rebases and fixups. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-revise

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

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

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-revise

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-revise

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

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

nixpkgs package indexes · git-revise · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S git-revise

Arch Linux sync databases · git-revise · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Rebase alternative for easy & efficient in-memory rebases and fixups

Commands and aliases

  • git-revise

history

Project history and usage

git-revise is a Git subcommand and Python library for updating, splitting, and rearranging commits without the heavier working-tree churn of many rebase workflows.

Project history

The project appeared in 2018 under Nika Layzell's authorship and positioned itself as an ergonomic alternative to `git rebase` for patch-stack workflows. Its documentation emphasizes in-memory merges, preserving index and working-tree state, and avoiding unnecessary rebuilds on large codebases.

The changelog shows an incremental focus on history-editing ergonomics: interactive message editing, improved cut behavior, autosquash configuration, support for `git add --patch`, and manpage installation refinements.

Adoption history

git-revise spread through Python packaging, Homebrew, and distribution packages for developers who wanted a faster fixup/split tool without replacing Git itself. Its adoption is strongest among users who frequently rewrite local patch series before sending them for review.

How it is used

Practitioners stage changes, run `git revise <target>` to fold those changes into an older commit, or use interactive and autosquash modes to edit a stack of unpublished commits. It is used beside `git rebase`, not as a full replacement for every history-rewriting case.

Why package nerds care

The package is notable because it treats Git object manipulation as a focused developer-experience problem. It packages an opinionated patch-stack workflow as a small subcommand while leaving the repository format and normal Git commands unchanged.

Timeline

  • 2018: GitHub repository created and documentation copyright begins.
  • 0.4.0: Interactive editing and bulk commit-message editing improved.
  • 0.5.0: `revise.autoSquash` configuration added.
  • 0.6.0: `git add --patch` support and manpage installation changes added.
  • 0.8.0: PyPI release series continued beyond the documented 0.6.0 manual.

Related projects

  • Related tools and workflows include `git rebase`, `git commit --fixup`, `git add --patch`, patch-stack review flows, and Git object-database libraries.

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 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-revisecliglobal 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 version0.8.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/mystor/git-revise

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-revise
Version0.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-revise
Homepagehttps://github.com/mystor/git-revise
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mystor/git-revise
Upstream docshttps://git-revise.readthedocs.io/en/latest
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b7/51/771e8ecd76847a6e822d40e070604eb3d916bf25f73b369417a9789103d5/git_revise-0.8.0.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-revise
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
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-revise 0.7.0-1

handy git tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups

https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html

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

git-revise

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-revise
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Revise
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: git-revise from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

git-revise 0.7.0-1

handy git tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups

https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html

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

git-revise 0.7.0-r6

Handy tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups with git

https://github.com/mystor/git-revise

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

git-revise-doc 0.7.0-r6

Handy tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups with git (documentation)

https://github.com/mystor/git-revise

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

git-revise-pyc 0.7.0-r6

Precompiled Python bytecode for git-revise

https://github.com/mystor/git-revise

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

git-revise 0.7.0-18.fc45

Efficiently update, split, and rearrange git commits

https://github.com/mystor/git-revise

sudo dnf install git-revise
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: python-git-revise
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Revise
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-revise from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

git-revise 0.8.0-1

A git subcommand to efficiently update, split, and rearrange commits

https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html

sudo pacman -S git-revise
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Revise
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: git-revise from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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