# Install gnu-indent with Homebrew, MacPorts C code prettifier. Version 2.2.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gnu-indent ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gnu-indent ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gindent ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/gindent/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gnu-indent - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2.13 - **Source summary:** C code prettifier - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gindent (cli) - gindent (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext ## Build dependencies - texinfo ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: GNU "indent" has been installed as "gindent". If you need to use it as "indent", you can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like: PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/gnu-indent/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2.13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.gnu.org/software/indent/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GNU indent is the GNU Project's C source formatter, a command-line tool for changing whitespace and layout without changing program meaning. Its manual describes it as a formatter for C programs that can make code easier to read and convert between styles. ### Project history The GNU manual records Free Software Foundation copyright years beginning in 1989 and describes behavioral changes across early GNU indent releases, including GNU-style indentation as the default from version 1.2 and a revised command format from version 1.3. The formatter retained compatibility concepts from older indent implementations, including an option preset for the original Berkeley style, while making GNU style a first-class default. ### Adoption history GNU indent became part of the long-lived GNU command-line toolchain for projects that wanted reproducible C formatting before newer formatters became widespread. Its homepage points users to GNU mirrors, Savannah development, Info and man documentation, and the GNU bug-tracking workflow, placing it in the same distribution culture as other standalone GNU utilities. ### How it is used Practitioners use GNU indent to reformat C source files, write formatted output to a separate file or standard output, and select known style presets such as GNU, K&R, Berkeley, or Linux. It also supports a profile file mechanism, so teams or individual developers can keep repeated formatting options outside the command line. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, GNU indent is a small but characteristic GNU utility: mostly invoked as a build or maintenance tool, sensitive to C dialect details, and useful when a project wants GNU formatting behavior rather than the indent variant supplied by another Unix. ### Timeline - 1989: GNU indent manual copyright history begins in the Free Software Foundation manual. - Version 1.2: GNU style became the default indentation style. - Version 1.3: GNU indent adopted the command forms documented in later manuals. - 2023: Release notes for version 2.2.13 describe fixes and translation updates. ### Related projects - GNU indent belongs to the family of Unix source-formatting tools and is often compared with BSD indent and newer C-family formatters such as clang-format. ### 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:** gnu-indent - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - gindent: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/gindent/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [texinfo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/texinfo/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cljfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cljfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [gci](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gci/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [snakefmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snakefmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [stylish-haskell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stylish-haskell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [stylua](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stylua/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [yapf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yapf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-style, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [astyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, formatter. - [beautysh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/beautysh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [gnu-complexity](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-complexity/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. 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