# Install quilt with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Work with series of patches. Version 0.69 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:quilt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install quilt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install quilt ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/quilt/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add quilt ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quilt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install quilt ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: quilt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install quilt ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quilt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#quilt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qu/quilt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S quilt ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: quilt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install quilt ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: quilt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:quilt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.69 - **Source summary:** Work with series of patches - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:06-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - guards (cli) - quilt (cli) - guards (alias) - quilt (alias) ## Dependencies - coreutils - diffutils - gnu-sed - gpatch ## 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: 0.69 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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: ~/.quiltrc, /etc/quilt.quiltrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** quilt - **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 - Debian apt - quilt - 0.68-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: quilt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tool to work with series of patches | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - Debian apt - quilt-el - 0.68-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: quilt-el from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple Emacs interface of quilt | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - Nix - quilt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qu/quilt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - quilt - 0.67+really0.67-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: quilt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tool to work with series of patches | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - Ubuntu apt - quilt-el - 0.67+really0.67-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: quilt-el from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple Emacs interface of quilt | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - apk - quilt - 0.69-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quilt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Easily manage large numbers of patches | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - apk - quilt-bash-completion - 0.69-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quilt-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for quilt | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - apk - quilt-doc - 0.69-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quilt-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Easily manage large numbers of patches (documentation) | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - apk - quilt-lang - 0.69-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: quilt-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package quilt | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - dnf - quilt - 0.69-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quilt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scripts for working with series of patches | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - pacman - quilt - 0.69-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: quilt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Manage a series of patches by keeping track of the changes each patch makes | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt/ - zypper - quilt - 0.69-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: quilt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A Tool for Working with Many Patches | http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - MacPorts - quilt: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/quilt/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [coreutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coreutils/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [diffutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diffutils/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnu-sed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-sed/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gpatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpatch/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [patchutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patchutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, patch-management, patches, source-control. - [patchpal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patchpal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, patch-management, patches. - [git-series](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-series/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, patch-management. - [wiggle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wiggle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, patch-management. - [arelo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arelo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [b4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/b4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, patches. - [bento](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bento/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/quilt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/quilt.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