# Install gti with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper ASCII-art displaying typo-corrector for commands. Version 1.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gti ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gti ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gti ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/gti/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gti ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gti from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gti ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gti/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gti ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gti from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gti - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.1 - **Source summary:** ASCII-art displaying typo-corrector for commands - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gti (cli) - gti (alias) ## 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: 1.9.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rwos/gti - Upstream latest detected: v1.9.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** gti - **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 - gti: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gti/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - gti - 1.6.1-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gti from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Just a silly gti launcher | http://r-wos.org/hacks/gti - zypper - gti - 1.9.1-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gti from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | ASCII art punishment for misspelling git | https://r-wos.org/hacks/gti - MacPorts - gti: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/gti/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [bfg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bfg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git. - [onefetch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/onefetch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git. - [semtag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/semtag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git. - [serie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/serie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git. - [willgit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/willgit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git. - [gitnr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitnr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git. - [gource](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gource/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git. - [grokmirror](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grokmirror/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git. - [ugit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ugit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commands, developer, developer-tool, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gti.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gti.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