# Install pass-git-helper with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix Git credential helper interfacing with pass. Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pass-git-helper ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pass-git-helper ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add pass-git-helper ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pass-git-helper from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pass-git-helper ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pass-git-helper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pass-git-helper ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pass-git-helper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pass-git-helper - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.3.0 - **Source summary:** Git credential helper interfacing with pass - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:49-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pass-git-helper (cli) - pass-git-helper (alias) ## Dependencies - pass - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/languitar/pass-git-helper - Upstream latest detected: v4.3.0 (current) ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: ~/.gitconfig, ~/.config/pass-git-helper/git-pass-mapping.ini ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.password-store ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pass-git-helper - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pass-git-helper - 3.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pass-git-helper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Git credential helper interfacing with pass | https://github.com/languitar/pass-git-helper - Nix - pass-git-helper: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/pass-git-helper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - pass-git-helper - 1.4.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pass-git-helper from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Git credential helper interfacing with pass | https://github.com/languitar/pass-git-helper - apk - pass-git-helper - 4.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pass-git-helper from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | git credential helper interfacing with pass, the standard unix password manager. | https://github.com/languitar/pass-git-helper - apk - pass-git-helper-pyc - 4.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pass-git-helper-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for pass-git-helper | https://github.com/languitar/pass-git-helper ## 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. - [pass](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pass/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [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. - [cig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [commitlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [git-remote-codecommit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-remote-codecommit/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. - [git-big-picture](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-big-picture/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. - [git-delete-merged-branches](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-delete-merged-branches/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pass-git-helper.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pass-git-helper.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph