# Install keep-sorted with Homebrew, Nix Language-agnostic formatter that sorts selected lines. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:keep-sorted ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install keep-sorted ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#keep-sorted ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ke/keep-sorted/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:keep-sorted - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.1 - **Source summary:** Language-agnostic formatter that sorts selected lines - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-30T18:46:01Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - keep-sorted (cli) - keep-sorted (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: 0.9.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/google/keep-sorted - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage keep-sorted is Google's language-agnostic formatter for sorting marked blocks of lines inside larger files. Instead of trying to parse a whole language, it asks maintainers to mark regions with `keep-sorted start` and `keep-sorted end`, then sorts just those regions. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2023-02-23. The README presents the tool as a general formatter for sorted blocks and documents installation through `go install` and pre-commit integration. Public GitHub releases began with the 0.1.x line in January 2024, followed by rapid feature growth around nested blocks, numeric sorting, YAML-style option lists, regex sorting, release binaries, and skip/group options. ### Adoption history Adoption is strongest in repositories that want deterministic ordering for generated-looking lists without adopting a language-specific formatter. The pre-commit hook documented in the README is the main adoption path: projects can enforce sorted blocks in review and CI while keeping the tool independent of file type. ### How it is used Users wrap a section of code, configuration, documentation, or data with keep-sorted markers and run `keep-sorted` over files or stdin. Options on the marker control grouping, block parsing, case sensitivity, duplicate removal, descending order, regex-based sorting, and blank-line handling. ### Why package nerds care keep-sorted is package-nerdy because it solves a recurring maintenance itch with a tiny explicit contract: the source file says which lines are machine-sortable. That makes it a useful complement to gofmt-style whole-file formatters and to pre-commit-driven hygiene stacks. ### Timeline - 2023-02-23: GitHub repository created. - 2024-01-23: v0.1.1, v0.2.0, and v0.3.0 releases published. - 2024-03-05: v0.4.0 added skip_lines and group_prefixes options. - 2024-09-27: v0.5.0 added YAML-list support for multi-valued options. - 2025-03-18: v0.6.0 added by_regex and a --version flag. - 2026-06-30: v0.9.1 published. ### Related projects - keep-sorted is related to pre-commit, Go module distribution, repository-formatting tools, and language-specific formatters such as gofmt and clang-format, but it intentionally stays language-agnostic. ### 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:** keep-sorted - **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 - keep-sorted: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ke/keep-sorted/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [bcpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bcpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatting. - [golines](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/golines/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatting. - [sqlfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatting. - [tex-fmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tex-fmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatting. - [treefmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/treefmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatting. - [black](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/black/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, pre-commit. - [djhtml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djhtml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, pre-commit. - [gersemi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gersemi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, pre-commit. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/keep-sorted.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/keep-sorted.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