# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-trim ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-trim ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-trim ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-trim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-trim - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.4 - **Source summary:** Trim your git remote tracking branches that are merged or gone - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-trim (cli) - git-trim (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 0.4.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/foriequal0/git-trim - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 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-trim - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - git-trim: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-trim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git-fresh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-fresh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, repository-maintenance, version-control. - [git-lfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-lfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-machete](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-machete/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-mediate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-mediate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-multipush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-multipush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-now](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-now/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-number](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-number/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-octopus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-octopus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, version-control. - [git-xet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-xet/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, extension. - [git-delete-merged-branches](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-delete-merged-branches/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: branch, branches, cleanup, cli, control. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-trim.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-trim.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