install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gti

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gti

MacPorts ports tree · games/gti/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install gti

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gti · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gti

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gt/gti/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install gti

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gti · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

ASCII-art displaying typo-corrector for commands

Project links

Commands and aliases

gti

history

Project history and usage

gti is a deliberately silly git typo launcher: when a user types gti instead of git, it plays an ASCII-art animation and then runs the intended git command. It is tiny, but it survives in package managers because it turns a common developer typo into a harmless joke.

Project history

Richard Wossal's project page describes gti as a program that displays a badly made ASCII-art animation as punishment for the typing error and then launches the command the user meant to run. The official README calls it a silly git launcher inspired by sl.

The repository's initial commit dates to 2012-08-15. The code is small C with a Makefile, a manual page, and shell completions, which matches the old-school Unix joke-tool pattern.

Adoption history

The official README lists packages or ports for Fedora, Arch Linux AUR, Gentoo, Nix/NixOS, FreeBSD ports, OpenBSD ports, Homebrew on macOS, and Cygwin. That list explains why a joke command still has cross-platform package metadata: it is cheap to build and memorable to install.

How it is used

The intended invocation is accidental: type gti when trying to type git. After the animation, gti dispatches to git. The README documents GTI_SPEED as an environment variable for changing the animation speed.

Why package nerds care

gti belongs to the lineage of terminal whimsy packages such as sl, but its package-manager hook is practical: unlike sl, it forwards to git after the joke. It is a good example of how tiny C utilities with manpages, completions, and portable Makefiles can become distro trivia.

Timeline

2012: Initial commit added gti.
2012: The author page described the typo-correcting ASCII-art behavior.
2023: v1.9.1 tag was cut with a Homebrew build fix noted in the commit message.

Related projects

git is the command gti wraps after the animation.
sl is the inspiration named by both the author page and README.

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 10 platform targets.

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
`gti`	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 version1.9.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.9.1

https://github.com/rwos/gti

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gti
Version	1.9.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gti
Homepage	https://r-wos.org/hacks/gti
Repository	https://github.com/rwos/gti
Upstream docs	https://r-wos.org/hacks/gti
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/rwos/gti/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	gti
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

gti

nix profile install nixpkgs#gti

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gti

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gti/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

gti 1.6.1-14.fc44

Just a silly gti launcher

http://r-wos.org/hacks/gti

sudo dnf install gti

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gti
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gti

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gti from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

gti 1.9.1-1.6

ASCII art punishment for misspelling git

https://r-wos.org/hacks/gti

sudo zypper install gti

License: MIT
Category: Amusements/Toys/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gti
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gti

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gti from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

gti

sudo port install gti

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gti

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/gti/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/gti.yml

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

Install gti with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper