install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gtree

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gtree

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/gtree/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gtree

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

overview

Package summary

Generate directory trees and directories using Markdown or programmatically

Project links

Commands and aliases

gtree

history

Project history and usage

gtree is a Go package and CLI family for turning structured input into ASCII trees, directory skeletons, and verification checks. It began as a developer-facing Go library, then grew into command-line tooling for Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML tree generation.

Project history

The public repository traces back to a first commit on 2019-02-12. Its README frames the library as a simple way for Go programs to output tree structures, then documents CLI surfaces around Markdown and structured-data input.

The project split its practical surface into the `gtree` CLI for Markdown-based trees, directory creation, and directory verification, plus `xtree` for JSON, YAML, and TOML input. A WebAssembly-backed web page, Tree Maker, extends the same Markdown-to-tree idea into a browser tool.

Adoption history

gtree moved into package-manager workflows through Go modules and release artifacts, with the README documenting installation through `go install`, Homebrew, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, Docker images, and binary packages. The input metadata records Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packaging.

How it is used

Developers can call package functions such as `OutputFromRoot`, `MkdirFromRoot`, `VerifyFromRoot`, and Markdown equivalents from Go code. CLI users pipe Markdown unordered lists into `gtree output`, use templates to create directories and files, or compare a Markdown description with an existing filesystem tree.

`xtree` covers another common package-user workflow: piping JSON, YAML, or TOML into a tree renderer for quick inspection of nested configuration or API-shaped data.

Why package nerds care

gtree is not a replacement for the classic Unix `tree` command; it is more of a programmable tree printer and scaffolding verifier. That makes it interesting to package nerds who care about small Go CLIs, documentation examples, generated project skeletons, and terminal-friendly visualization of nested data.

Timeline

2019-02-12: Public repository first commit.
2021-05-30: GitHub repository metadata records repository creation.
2022-08-19: Release metadata includes v1.7.12.
2020s: README documents Go package, Markdown CLI, WebAssembly Tree Maker, and xtree structured-data workflows.

Related projects

The README acknowledges related tree-output tools for cloud storage, including stree for Amazon S3 and gcstree for Google Cloud Storage. In use, gtree also sits near the classic `tree` utility, Markdown processors, and small JSON/YAML/TOML inspection tools.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gtree. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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
`gtree`	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 version1.14.9

manager updated2026-07-01

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.14.9

https://github.com/ddddddO/gtree

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gtree
Version	1.14.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gtree
Homepage	https://ddddddo.github.io/gtree/
Repository	https://github.com/ddddddO/gtree
Upstream docs	https://ddddddo.github.io/gtree
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/ddddddO/gtree/archive/refs/tags/v1.14.9.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-01T18:22:32Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	gtree
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%

gtree

nix profile install nixpkgs#gtree

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gtree

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

MacPorts95%

gtree

sudo port install gtree

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gtree

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gtree/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/gtree.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 gtree with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix