Install elvis with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• elvis

Project history

The inaka/elvis repository was created in June 2014 and has continued as a standalone command-line tool around elvis_core, the core library that implements the rules and configuration mechanics.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix according to the input package metadata. The official README documents use as a command-line tool, a Git pre-commit hook, and a webhook-oriented component for pull request review.

How it is used

Users run elvis commands such as rock, git-branch, and git-hook. By default elvis looks for elvis.config, while the --config option allows a different path.

Why package nerds care

Elvis matters to Erlang package users because it packages style checks into a CLI that can fail builds, run in hooks, and share elvis_core rules across command-line and rebar3-oriented workflows.

Timeline

• 2014: GitHub repository created
• 2014: 0.1.1 published on GitHub releases
• 2026: 5.0.4 published on GitHub releases and tracked by Homebrew

Related projects

• elvis_core provides the underlying rule engine and configuration documentation; rebar3_lint uses elvis_core for Erlang project integration.

Sources

• GitHub releases API: 0.1.1 published 2014-09-10 and 5.0.4 published 2026-05-29
• GitHub repository API: created_at 2014-06-23, language Erlang, topics, and repository metadata
• Homebrew formula API: stable version 5.0.4 and official source archive
• Official elvis README: commands, --config behavior, git-hook usage, and reference to elvis_core
• Official elvis_core README: configuration lookup and elvis.config example