# Install lucky-commit with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Customize your git commit hashes! Version 2.2.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lucky-commit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lucky-commit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install lucky-commit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/lucky-commit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lu/lucky-commit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S lucky-commit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: lucky-commit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lucky-commit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2.5 - **Source summary:** Customize your git commit hashes! - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - lucky_commit (cli) - lucky_commit (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit - Upstream latest detected: v2.2.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** lucky-commit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - lucky-commit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lu/lucky-commit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - lucky-commit - 2.2.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lucky-commit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Customize your git commit hashes | https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit - MacPorts - lucky-commit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/lucky-commit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commits, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [git-quick-stats](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-quick-stats/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commits, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [gitnr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitnr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [gource](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gource/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [grokmirror](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grokmirror/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [karn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/karn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [ugit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ugit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommits/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commit, control, developer, developer-tools. - [dura](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dura/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commits, control, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lucky-commit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/lucky-commit.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