# Install gup with Homebrew, Nix, winget Update binaries installed by go install. Version 1.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gup ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gup ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gup ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gu/gup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id nao1215.gup -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: nao1215.gup from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gup - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.1 - **Source summary:** Update binaries installed by go install - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T12:32:11Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - gup (cli) - gup (alias) ## 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: 1.7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nao1215/gup - Upstream latest detected: v1.7.1 (current) ## Project history and usage gup is a Go command-line tool that manages binaries installed into `$GOBIN` or `$GOPATH/bin`, filling the gap between `go install` as an installer and the day-to-day need to list, update, pin, export, import, remove, and migrate global Go tools. ### Project history The repository was created in February 2022 and an early v0.7.0 release was published in March 2022. The README frames the project around a specific Go packaging pain point: `go install` places binaries in the user's Go binary directory but does not keep a manifest or provide update management. Over time, gup grew beyond parallel updates into a small toolset manager. Its README documents pinning exact versions, exporting and importing a `gup.json` tool manifest, migrating tools to a new binary directory, JSON output for automation, and release integrity metadata such as signed checksums, SBOMs, and build provenance. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew, WinGet, mise, Nix, aqua, release packages, release binaries, and `go install`, showing that gup is packaged both as a Go-native tool and as an OS/package-manager utility. Its adoption is tied to the Go module era, where many developers install developer tools with `go install module@version` but still want package-manager-like operations over the resulting binaries. ### How it is used Typical usage is `gup update` to update every managed binary, `gup check` to report available updates, `gup list` to show installed command metadata, `gup pin` and `gup unpin` to control versions, and `gup export` or `gup import` to reproduce a tool set. The `gup.json` manifest matters for packaging culture because it gives global Go tools a portable inventory that `go install` itself does not maintain. ### Why package nerds care gup is package-nerd catnip because it treats `$GOBIN` like a lightweight package database without trying to replace Go's module installer. It adds just enough inventory, version selection, and parallel update behavior around existing Go commands. It also highlights the difference between language-level installers and system package managers: `go install` can build a binary, but tools like gup provide the maintenance loop users expect from package managers. ### Timeline - 2022: GitHub repository created. - 2022: v0.7.0 release published. ### Related projects - The Go command provides the `go install` behavior that gup wraps. - aqua, mise, Nix, Homebrew, and WinGet are documented installation paths. - Tools such as gopls, golangci-lint, and lazygit are representative binaries users manage under `$GOBIN`. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: gup.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gup - **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 - gup: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gu/gup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - nao1215.gup: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: nao1215.gup from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [volt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/volt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, package-management. - [akku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/akku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [bower](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bower/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [brew-gem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brew-gem/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [cabal-install](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cabal-install/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [cargo-binstall](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binstall/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [chsrc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chsrc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [clib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management. - [eget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eget/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: binaries, cli, developer, developer-tools, install. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gup.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gup.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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