# Install gtree with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Generate directory trees and directories using Markdown or programmatically. Version 1.14.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gtree ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gtree ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gtree ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gtree/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gtree ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtree/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gtree - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.14.9 - **Source summary:** Generate directory trees and directories using Markdown or programmatically - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T18:22:32Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gtree (cli) - gtree (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.14.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ddddddO/gtree - Upstream latest detected: v1.14.9 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gtree: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtree/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - gtree: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gtree/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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [cheat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cheat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, go. - [docfx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docfx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [docmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [github-markdown-toc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/github-markdown-toc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [go-md2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-md2man/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [grip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [mdbook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdbook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [mmark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mmark/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, documentation, go. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gtree.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gtree.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