macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-trimlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install git-trim with Homebrew, Nix
Trim your git remote tracking branches that are merged or gone. Version 0.4.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-trimnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-trim/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Trim your git remote tracking branches that are merged or gone
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-trim
history
Project history and usage
git-trim is a Rust Git extension for cleaning local tracking branches whose upstream branches have been merged, deleted, or left behind after pull-request work.
Project history
The project appeared on GitHub in January 2020. Its README frames the tool as a safer companion to git fetch --prune, because fetch pruning removes remote-tracking refs but leaves local tracking branches for the user to inspect and delete.
The project evolved around Git workflow edge cases rather than a large feature surface. Release notes for the 0.4 series describe base-branch detection from remote HEAD refs, worktree branch preservation, richer branch classification, and detailed skip messages.
Adoption history
Adoption followed normal Git-extension channels: GitHub release binaries, cargo install, Homebrew, and other package-manager formulas. The package fits repositories where pull-request branches accumulate faster than developers want to prune them by hand.
How it is used
Practitioners run git trim after reviews or after synchronizing a repository. The README recommends dry-run mode for cautious use and trim.bases configuration for workflows with base branches such as develop and master.
Why package nerds care
git-trim matters to package and tooling users because it turns a fragile shell one-liner into a named Git subcommand that understands merged, stray, squash-merged, rebased, and triangular-workflow branches.
Timeline
- 2020: Repository created and 0.4 releases added workflow-oriented branch detection improvements.
- 2022: v0.4.3 release shipped dependency updates and packaged binaries.
Related projects
- git fetch --prune, git branch --merged, git2, cargo, Homebrew
Sources
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-trim | cli | global 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 version0.4.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trimnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-trim |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-trim |
| Homepage | https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim |
| Repository | https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim.git |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | git-trim |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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-trim
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-trim- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Trim
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment