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Install git-town with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper

High-level command-line interface for Git. Version 23.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-town

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-town

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

Linux

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

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

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

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-town

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/git-town

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-town.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

High-level command-line interface for Git

Commands and aliases

  • git-town

history

Project history and usage

Git Town is a high-level Git command-line interface for managing feature branches, stacked changes, pull requests, and branch cleanup. It wraps common multi-branch workflows in memorable commands such as hack, sync, propose, ship, append, prepend, and swap.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2014. The project grew from branch workflow automation into a broader Git productivity layer that supports Git Flow, GitHub Flow, GitLab Flow, trunk-based development, monorepos, and stacked changes.

The command set and configuration model continued to evolve through the 2020s. The documentation describes configuration files named git-town.toml, .git-town.toml, and .git-branches.toml, while the changelog records work on stacked proposal breadcrumbs, direct commits into ancestor branches, forge connectors, CI/headless behavior, and configuration precedence.

Adoption history

Git Town's adoption is tied to teams that want a consistent branch lifecycle without replacing Git hosting. Package availability through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and zypper makes the same workflow commands installable across developer workstations.

How it is used

Practitioners use Git Town to create up-to-date feature branches, synchronize branch stacks, create pull or merge requests, navigate branch hierarchies, ship completed work, and clean up local and remote branches. In stacked-change workflows, commands such as append, prepend, set-parent, diff-parent, and swap encode parent-child branch relationships that plain Git does not model directly.

Why package nerds care

The package is significant because it shows how much workflow policy can live in a Git extension without requiring a hosted service. It is a single CLI that packages branch naming, stack metadata, forge integration, and cleanup behavior into reproducible local commands.

Timeline

  • 2014: Git Town repository created.
  • 2025: Git Town 22.5.0 added proposal breadcrumbs for stacked branches and a commit command for committing into ancestor branches.
  • 2026: Git Town 23.0.0 changed up/down navigation semantics and documented non-interactive behavior for headless environments.

Related projects

  • Git Town sits beside Git itself, GitHub and GitLab forge CLIs, stacked-change tools, and branch-management workflows such as Git Flow and trunk-based development.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-town. 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 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.

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
git-town.toml.git-town.toml.git-branches.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-towncliglobal 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 version23.0.3
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv23.0.3

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-town
Version23.0.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-town
Homepagehttps://www.git-town.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/git-town/git-town
Upstream docshttps://www.git-town.com/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/git-town/git-town/archive/refs/tags/v23.0.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-21T15:37:11Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-town
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.

Nix95%

git-town

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-town
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-town/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman95%

git-town 23.0.2-1

Generic, high-level Git workflow support

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

sudo pacman -S git-town
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: git-town from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

git-town 23.0.2-1.1

Git branches made easy

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

sudo zypper install git-town
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: git-town
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

git-town-bash-completion 23.0.2-1.1

Bash Completion for git-town

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

sudo zypper install git-town-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-town
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

git-town-fish-completion 23.0.2-1.1

Fish Completion for git-town

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

sudo zypper install git-town-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-town
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

git-town-zsh-completion 23.0.2-1.1

Zsh Completion for git-town

https://github.com/git-town/git-town

sudo zypper install git-town-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-town
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

git-town

sudo port install git-town
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-town/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/git-town

scoop install main/git-town
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Town
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-town.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • git-branchlessShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-delete-merged-branchesShares av.db curated category or tags: branch-management, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • git-extrasShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-flowShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-freshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-integrationShares av.db curated category or tags: branch-management, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.

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