macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gitlintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gitlintMacPorts ports tree · devel/gitlint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gitlint with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Linting for your git commit messages. Version 0.19.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gitlintAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gitlint · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gitlintDebian stable package indexes · gitlint · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gitlintFedora Rawhide package metadata · gitlint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitlintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install python313-gitlintopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python313-gitlint · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Linting for your git commit messages
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gitlint
history
Project history and usage
Gitlint is a Python command-line linter for Git commit messages. It gives teams a way to enforce subject length, body formatting, trailers, conventional-commit-like rules, and custom policies before commits or merge requests land.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in September 2015 and the PyPI package history begins with the 0.1.0 release. The project grew as a small but durable Git add-on with documentation, built-in rules, user-defined rules, hooks, and CI usage patterns.
The 0.14 and 0.15 releases marked the end of Python 2.7 and Python 3.5 support, while the 0.17 release split the package into gitlint and gitlint-core. The 0.19 release modernized build and test tooling, adopted Hatch and Ruff, and improved development builds.
Adoption history
Gitlint's adoption sits in the commit-quality niche rather than the broader code-linting market. It is packaged on PyPI and in several system package managers, and it appeals to projects that treat commit history as a reviewable interface for releases, changelogs, and audit trails.
How it is used
Practitioners run gitlint against the commit message being written through a commit-msg hook, against selected commit ranges in CI, or through pre-commit. Configuration usually lives in .gitlint, with built-in rules tuned by project policy and custom Python rules added for organization-specific checks.
Why package nerds care
Gitlint is notable as a classic Python CLI packaged across PyPI, Homebrew, Linux distributions, and MacPorts. For package maintainers, its dependency-management changes and gitlint-core split show the pressure small developer tools face when they need to support both hook-time speed and system-package constraints.
Timeline
- 2015: The jorisroovers/gitlint repository was created.
- 2020: The 0.14 and 0.15 release line ended Python 2.7 and Python 3.5 support.
- 2021: The 0.17 release split gitlint and gitlint-core.
- 2023: The 0.19 release modernized project tooling and CI.
Related projects
- pre-commit is a common integration point for running gitlint before commits or in CI.
- Conventional Commits is an adjacent convention supported through gitlint contrib rules and configuration.
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
.gitlint
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gitlint | 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 version0.19.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gitlint |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitlint |
| Homepage | https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint |
| Upstream docs | https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/73/51/b59270264aabcab5b933f3eb9bfb022464ca9205b04feef1bdc1635fd9b4/gitlint_core-0.19.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gitlint |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
gitlint 0.19.1-6
Git commit message linter
https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
sudo apt install gitlint- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
Nix95%
gitlint
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
Ubuntu apt95%
gitlint 0.19.1-2
Git commit message linter
https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/
sudo apt install gitlint- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: all
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
apk95%
gitlint 0.19.1-r3
Linting for your git commit messages
https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
sudo apk add gitlint- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitlint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
apk95%
gitlint-pyc 0.19.1-r3
Precompiled Python bytecode for gitlint
https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
sudo apk add gitlint-pyc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitlint
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
dnf95%
gitlint 0.19.1-2.fc45
Git commit message linting tool
https://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint
sudo dnf install gitlint- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gitlint
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
zypper95%
python313-gitlint 0.18.0-2.7
Git commit message linter checking
https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
sudo zypper install python313-gitlint- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/Python
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gitlint
- 7 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
MacPorts95%
gitlint
sudo port install gitlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitlint
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment