# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:git-revise ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-revise ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add git-revise ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-revise from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install git-revise ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: git-revise from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install git-revise ``` Evidence: 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 - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-revise ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: git-revise from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S git-revise ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: git-revise from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-revise - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.0 - **Source summary:** Rebase alternative for easy & efficient in-memory rebases and fixups - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-revise (cli) - git-revise (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mystor/git-revise - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 ` 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. ### 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-revise - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - git-revise - 0.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: git-revise from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | handy git tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups | https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html - Nix - git-revise: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: git-revise from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - git-revise - 0.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-revise from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | handy git tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups | https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html - apk - git-revise - 0.7.0-r6: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-revise from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Handy tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups with git | https://github.com/mystor/git-revise - apk - git-revise-doc - 0.7.0-r6: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-revise-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Handy tool for doing efficient in-memory commit rebases & fixups with git (documentation) | https://github.com/mystor/git-revise - apk - git-revise-pyc - 0.7.0-r6: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-revise-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for git-revise | https://github.com/mystor/git-revise - dnf - git-revise - 0.7.0-18.fc45: normalized package name match | 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 | Efficiently update, split, and rearrange git commits | https://github.com/mystor/git-revise - pacman - git-revise - 0.8.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: git-revise from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A git subcommand to efficiently update, split, and rearrange commits | https://mystor.github.io/git-revise.html ## 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. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git-pages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-pages/) - 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[combined/git-revise.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-revise.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