install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install lucky-commit

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install lucky-commit

MacPorts ports tree · devel/lucky-commit/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commit

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lu/lucky-commit/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S lucky-commit

Arch Linux sync databases · lucky-commit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Customize your git commit hashes!

Project links

Commands and aliases

lucky_commit

history

Project history and usage

lucky-commit is a small Rust command-line tool for rewriting the current Git commit so that its object hash begins with a chosen prefix, defaulting to a run of zeroes.

Project history

The project was made public on GitHub in February 2016. Its README explains the core trick: amend the commit message by appending harmless whitespace, retrying messages until Git computes a hash with the requested prefix. The current implementation is Rust-based and can use OpenCL for GPU-accelerated searching, while older branches preserve earlier Node.js, C, and pure-Rust implementations.

Adoption history

The tool spread as a programmer curiosity rather than infrastructure. Official installation notes mention Cargo, Arch Linux, Funtoo, and Homebrew packaging, and the repository has roughly two thousand GitHub stars, which is notable for a deliberately niche Git-hash novelty.

How it is used

Users run `lucky_commit` after creating a commit; the command amends the commit until the short hash matches a prefix such as `0000000` or a user-supplied pattern with wildcard placeholders. The README also documents benchmarking and behavior for GPG-signed commits and Git SHA-256 repositories.

Why package nerds care

For package and Git nerds, lucky-commit is a compact demonstration that commit IDs are content-addressed objects but still manipulable by changing semantically inert data. Its Homebrew formula gives macOS users an easy way to install a tool that is mostly useful for demos, badges, jokes, and understanding Git object hashing.

Timeline

2016: Public GitHub repository created.
2016 onward: Cargo installation documented as the primary upstream installation path.
Later releases: Rust/OpenCL implementation became the maintained branch, with older Node.js, C, and pure-Rust branches kept as historical alternatives.
Current packaging: Official README documents availability through Arch Linux, Funtoo, and Homebrew.

Related projects

The README points to `every-git-commit-shorthash` as a related project.
The project depends conceptually on Git object hashing and, for acceleration, OpenCL-capable hardware.

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 8 platform targets.
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
`lucky_commit`	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 version2.2.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.2.5

https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:lucky-commit
Version	2.2.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lucky-commit
Homepage	https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit
Repository	https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit
Upstream docs	https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.5.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	lucky-commit
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

lucky-commit

nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lucky Commit

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lu/lucky-commit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

lucky-commit 2.2.5-1

Customize your git commit hashes

https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit

sudo pacman -S lucky-commit

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lucky Commit

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: lucky-commit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

lucky-commit

sudo port install lucky-commit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lucky Commit

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/lucky-commit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/lucky-commit.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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