# Install mergiraf with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Syntax-aware git merge driver. Version 0.17.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mergiraf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mergiraf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mergiraf ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/mergiraf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mergiraf ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mergiraf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mergiraf ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mergiraf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mergiraf ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mergiraf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install mergiraf ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mergiraf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/mergiraf ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mergiraf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Mergiraf.Mergiraf -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Mergiraf.Mergiraf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mergiraf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.17.0 - **Source summary:** Syntax-aware git merge driver - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-07T20:04:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mergiraf (cli) - mergiraf (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 0.17.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mergiraf.org - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Mergiraf is a syntax-aware merge driver for Git created by Antonin Delpeuch after exploring the limitations of line-based merge conflict resolution and earlier structured-merge prototypes. The project positions itself as a practical merge driver for daily version-control workflows: Git still performs ordinary line-based merges where they succeed, while Mergiraf uses syntax trees and language-specific knowledge when a line-based conflict can be resolved structurally. ### Project history The tool integrates through Git's custom merge-driver mechanism and can also be run after a conflict with `mergiraf solve`. Its documentation emphasizes conservative behavior: unresolved or suspicious cases keep conflict markers, while automatically solved cases can be reviewed with `mergiraf review` and reported with `mergiraf report`. It also supports Jujutsu workflows through `jj resolve --tool mergiraf`. ### How it is used Mergiraf's ecosystem role is adjacent to tools like Difftastic: it applies tree awareness to version-control conflicts rather than only to human-readable diffs. Its supported-language list spans common programming languages such as C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, TypeScript, and structured formats such as JSON, TOML, YAML, XML, `go.mod`, and requirements files. Package managers distribute it as a developer-tool CLI that teams can opt into globally or per repository through Git attributes. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mergiraf. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/git/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mergiraf - **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 - mergiraf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mergiraf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - mergiraf - 0.17.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mergiraf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | syntax-aware git merge driver for a growing collection of programming languages and file formats | https://mergiraf.org/ - apk - mergiraf-doc - 0.17.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mergiraf-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | syntax-aware git merge driver for a growing collection of programming languages and file formats (documentation) | https://mergiraf.org/ - pacman - mergiraf - 0.17.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mergiraf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A syntax-aware git merge driver for a growing collection of programming languages and file formats | https://mergiraf.org/ - zypper - mergiraf - 0.17.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mergiraf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A syntax-aware git merge driver | https://mergiraf.org/ - MacPorts - mergiraf: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/mergiraf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/mergiraf: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mergiraf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Mergiraf.Mergiraf: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Mergiraf.Mergiraf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [git-imerge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-imerge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, merge-tools, version-control. - [git-mediate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-mediate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, merge-tools, version-control. - [git-octopus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-octopus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, merge-tools, version-control. - [committed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/committed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, rust, version-control. - [garden](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/garden/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, rust, version-control. - [git-grab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-grab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, rust, version-control. - [git-graph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-graph/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, rust, version-control. - [git-interactive-rebase-tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-interactive-rebase-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, rust, version-control. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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