# Install gomodifytags with Homebrew, Nix Go tool to modify struct field tags. Version 1.17.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gomodifytags ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gomodifytags ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gomodifytags ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gomodifytags/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gomodifytags - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.17.0 - **Source summary:** Go tool to modify struct field tags - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gomodifytags (cli) - gomodifytags (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - 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: 1.17.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags - Upstream latest detected: v1.17.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage gomodifytags is a Go developer tool for adding, updating, removing, and formatting struct field tags. Its importance is editor workflow: it automates a repetitive Go refactoring task that otherwise invites typo-prone manual edits. ### Project history The repository was created in January 2017 by Fatih Arslan. The README describes a focused command that modifies tags in Go structs by file, struct, field, line, offset, or all structs, with dry-run output by default and a write flag for in-place edits. The tool was designed for editor integration as much as terminal use. The README lists vim-go, Atom go-plus, vscode-go, Acme integration, emacs-go-tag, and TextMate2 support, which explains why a small CLI became widely known in the Go editing ecosystem. ### Adoption history GitHub release pages show a 1.x release series, including v1.17.0 in July 2024. Homebrew and Nix package metadata in the batch input show the tool being distributed outside go install, which is useful for editor plugin dependencies and reproducible workstation setup. The GitHub repository metadata showed thousands of stars by June 2026, consistent with a mature, editor-adjacent Go utility rather than a large standalone application. ### How it is used Typical usage points gomodifytags at a Go source file and identifies the fields to change using -struct, -field, -line, -offset, or -all. Users then add or remove tag keys and options such as json, xml, omitempty, validation tags, or custom value templates. Because it prints changes unless -w is supplied, the CLI works well as both a terminal tool and a backend for editors that preview or apply edits at the cursor. ### Why package nerds care gomodifytags is package-nerd catnip because it turns a language convention, Go struct tags, into a stable external executable that editors can share. That keeps editor plugins thin and lets package managers ship one implementation of the tag-rewriting logic. ### Timeline - 2017: GitHub repository created. - 2017: v1.0.0 tag appears in the Git tag list. - 2021: GitHub release pages show several 1.x releases, including v1.14.0, v1.15.0, and v1.16.0. - 2024: GitHub release pages show v1.17.0. ### Related projects - vim-go, vscode-go, go-plus, emacs-go-tag, Acme tooling, and TextMate2 integrations are listed by the README as supported editor surfaces. - Go's reflect.StructTag convention is the language feature gomodifytags edits around. ### 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:** gomodifytags - **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 - gomodifytags: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gomodifytags/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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go-bindata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-bindata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [counterfeiter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/counterfeiter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [go-blueprint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-blueprint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [goctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [gowsdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gowsdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [hz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [ifacemaker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ifacemaker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. - [mockery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mockery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, go. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gomodifytags.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gomodifytags.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