# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:git-town ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-town ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install git-town ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-town/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-town ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-town/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S git-town ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: git-town from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install git-town ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/git-town ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-town.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-town - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 23.0.3 - **Source summary:** High-level command-line interface for Git - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21T15:37:11Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-town (cli) - git-town (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 23.0.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/git-town/git-town - Upstream latest detected: v23.0.3 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: git-town.toml, .git-town.toml, .git-branches.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-town - **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 - Nix - git-town: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-town/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - git-town - 23.0.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: git-town from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Generic, high-level Git workflow support | https://github.com/git-town/git-town - zypper - git-town - 23.0.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Git branches made easy | https://github.com/git-town/git-town - zypper - git-town-bash-completion - 23.0.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for git-town | https://github.com/git-town/git-town - zypper - git-town-fish-completion - 23.0.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for git-town | https://github.com/git-town/git-town - zypper - git-town-zsh-completion - 23.0.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-town-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for git-town | https://github.com/git-town/git-town - MacPorts - git-town: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-town/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/git-town: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-town.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git-branchless](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-branchless/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-delete-merged-branches](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-delete-merged-branches/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: branch-management, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [git-extras](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-extras/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-flow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-flow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-fresh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-fresh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-integration](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-integration/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: branch-management, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [git-machete](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-machete/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: branch-management, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [git-now](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-now/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-town.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-town.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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