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Quickly clone an entire org's or user's repositories into one directory. Version 1.11.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.
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Package summary
Quickly clone an entire org's or user's repositories into one directory
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Commands and aliases
- ghorg
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Project history and usage
ghorg is a Go command-line tool for cloning all repositories from a source-control organization or user into one local directory.
Project history
The GitHub repository for ghorg was created in 2018, and the project settled around a narrow developer-operations job: turn a hosted source-control namespace into a local tree of Git repositories. Its README describes default behavior that either clones missing repositories or updates existing local clones with pull and clean operations.
The project evolved beyond GitHub-only organization cloning into a provider-oriented tool. Official documentation lists support for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and SourceHut, with separate setup and example pages for provider-specific authentication, API limits, and self-hosted base URLs.
Adoption history
ghorg's adoption is concentrated among teams and operators that need local snapshots of many repositories at once rather than one-off clones. The README's installation section documents prebuilt binaries, Homebrew, Mise, Go installation, Docker, and Windows support, matching its role as a cross-platform CLI utility.
How it is used
Practitioners use ghorg to clone an organization's repositories for code search, onboarding, audits, backups, and scripted maintenance. Typical use starts with a provider token in the ghorg YAML configuration or a command-line flag, then runs a clone or reclone operation against an organization, user, or group.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about ghorg because it automates the otherwise repetitive edge between package-manager install culture and source-control inventory work: install one small binary, point it at a namespace, and get a reproducible local checkout layout for analysis or backup.
Timeline
- 2018: GitHub repository created.
- 2018: v1.0.6 published on GitHub Releases.
- 2019: README screenshot and CLI examples document the bulk-clone workflow.
- 2020s: Documentation covers GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and SourceHut providers.
Related projects
- ghorg sits beside Git hosting APIs, GitHub Enterprise and GitLab self-managed deployments, XDG-style CLI configuration, and command-line search tools such as grep, ack, and The Silver Searcher.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghorg. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/ghorg/conf.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghorg/conf.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.config/ghorg/conf.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghorg/conf.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ghorg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.11.14
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ghorg |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg |
| Repository | https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T20:55:22-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation