# Install literate-git with Homebrew Render hierarchical git repositories into HTML. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:literate-git ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install literate-git ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:literate-git - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.3 - **Source summary:** Render hierarchical git repositories into HTML - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-dump-all-trees (cli) - git-literate-render (cli) - git-dump-all-trees (alias) - git-literate-render (alias) ## Dependencies - pygit2 - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## 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: 0.5.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bennorth/literate-git - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 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:** literate-git - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [adr-viewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-viewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, html. - [xmltoman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xmltoman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, html. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [aicommit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommit2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommits/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [gitup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitup/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. 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