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Install literate-git with Homebrew
Render hierarchical git repositories into HTML. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Render hierarchical git repositories into HTML
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-dump-all-trees
- git-literate-render
history
Project history and usage
literate-git is Ben North's proof-of-concept tool for rendering hierarchical Git histories into HTML. It treats a repository's commit graph as material for a literate-programming-style narrative, where merge commits can become expandable sections.
Project history
The project pairs with `git-dendrify`, another Ben North tool that converts between linear and hierarchical Git histories. literate-git renders that hierarchy as a document containing parsed commit messages and source diffs, with top-level commits presented as sections and sub-commits available for expansion.
The README frames the work as an experiment in presenting software development the way articles or papers are structured: sections, subsections, and navigable explanation instead of one flat stream of commits.
Adoption history
Adoption appears small and experimental. The project is distributed as the `literategit` Python package and as a Homebrew formula, and its README points to a Tamagotchi-style web-app demo rendered from a structured Git history.
How it is used
The package installs `git literate-render` and `git dump-all-trees`. A typical workflow creates or dendrifies a structured branch, renders commit messages and diffs to an `index.html` file, and optionally exports source trees for result links.
Why package nerds care
literate-git is package-nerd notable because it packages an unusual Git-history presentation idea rather than a mainstream VCS command. It turns commit topology into publishable documentation, which makes it adjacent to literate programming, tutorial authoring, and repository visualization.
Timeline
- 2020-02-15: PyPI recorded 0.3.1 and 0.3.1rc1 releases of `literategit`.
- 2021-03-14: The README's demo branch and linked demo identify a Tamagotchi-style web-app render dated 2021-03-14.
- 2024-04-08: PyPI recorded version 0.4.6.
- 2026-04-03: PyPI recorded versions 0.5.2 and 0.5.3.
Related projects
- Related projects include Git, git-dendrify, literate-programming systems, static HTML documentation tools, and repository-visualization experiments.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
git-dump-all-trees | cli | global executable | |
git-literate-render | 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 version0.5.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/bennorth/literate-git
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bennorth/literate-gitnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:literate-git |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/literate-git |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bennorth/literate-git |
| Repository | https://github.com/bennorth/literate-git |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/bennorth/literate-git#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/61/ef/443d7a7db6d72b4f905fe43ea34b3f7f6ca5b2edc0ad241290671ef6c454/literategit-0.5.3.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | pygit2, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libffi |
| 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 | literate-git |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment