# Install stgit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop Manage Git commits as a stack of patches. Version 2.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install stgit. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:stgit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install stgit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install stgit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/stgit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add stgit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install stgit ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: stgit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install stgit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stgit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#stgit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stgit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install stgit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stgit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/stgit ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/stgit.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:stgit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.6.1 - **Source summary:** Manage Git commits as a stack of patches - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T09:29:52Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - stg (cli) - stg (alias) ## Build dependencies - asciidoc - pkgconf - rust - xmlto ## Uses from macOS - curl - git ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.6.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/stacked-git/stgit - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Stacked Git, or StGit, is a command-line tool for managing Git commits as a stack of patches. It sits in the long-lived patch-queue tradition and gives Git users push, pop, refresh, and reorder operations for local patch series. ### Project history StGit's official documentation presents the project as an application for managing Git commits as a stack of patches, with the command-line executable stg. The project was originally implemented in Python and, as of version 2.0.0, is implemented in Rust. ### Adoption history The project homepage documents availability through Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Gentoo, crates.io, Guix, and Nix, plus project-provided deb, rpm, and msi packages. That package spread is notable because StGit appeals to version-control users who want a portable workflow across developer machines. ### How it is used StGit is used inside ordinary Git repositories after initializing a patch stack. The tutorial compares it to Quilt and Mercurial Queues: patches are stored as Git commits, but StGit adds stack operations beyond regular commit editing. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about StGit because patch-stack tooling is part of distro and upstream-maintainer muscle memory. It helps maintain clean commit series, revise patches repeatedly, and prepare email-based or upstreamable changes without abandoning Git. ### Timeline - 2017: The stacked-git/stgit GitHub repository was created. - 2020s: StGit 2.0.0 marked the move from Python to Rust according to the official homepage. - 2020s: The project documents package availability across Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Gentoo, crates.io, Guix, and Nix. ### Related projects - Git is the required underlying version-control system. - Quilt and Mercurial Queues are named by the official tutorial as comparable patch-stack tools. - Email patch workflows are covered by the official tutorial. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for stgit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** stgit - **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 - stgit - 0.19-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: stgit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | manage stacks of patches in a git repository | http://www.procode.org/stgit/ - Debian apt - stgit-contrib - 0.19-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: stgit-contrib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | set of contributed script to help working with stgit | http://www.procode.org/stgit/ - Nix - stgit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stgit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - stgit - 0.19-1.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stgit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | manage stacks of patches in a git repository | http://www.procode.org/stgit/ - Ubuntu apt - stgit-contrib - 0.19-1.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stgit-contrib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | set of contributed script to help working with stgit | http://www.procode.org/stgit/ - apk - stgit - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Manage a stack of patches using GIT as a backend | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-bash-completion - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for stgit | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-doc - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Manage a stack of patches using GIT as a backend (documentation) | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-emacs - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-emacs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | stg plugin for emacs | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-fish-completion - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for stgit | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-vim - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-vim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | vim filetype and syntax for stgit files | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - apk - stgit-zsh-completion - 2.6.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stgit-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for stgit | http://www.github.com/stacked-git/stgit - dnf - stgit - 2.6.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stgit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Stack-based patch management for Git | https://stacked-git.github.io/ - zypper - stgit - 2.6.1-3.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stgit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Stacked GIT - Source Code Management Tool | https://stacked-git.github.io - zypper - stgit-bash-completion - 2.6.1-3.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stgit-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for stgit | https://stacked-git.github.io - zypper - stgit-emacs - 2.6.1-3.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stgit-emacs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | emacs plugin for for stgit | https://stacked-git.github.io ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - 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Shared terms: cli, commits, control, developer, developer-tools. - [dura](https://pkg.so/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/stgit.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/stgit.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph