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Install ghq with Homebrew
Remote repository management made easy. Version 1.10.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Remote repository management made easy
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ghq
history
Project history and usage
ghq is a command-line repository manager that gives remote Git and other VCS clones a predictable local directory layout.
Project history
The ghq repository was created in 2013. Its README describes the tool as a way to organize remote repository clones like `go get`: a `ghq get` command places a checkout under a root directory, using the remote URL host and path as the local directory structure.
The project grew from a simple clone-and-list helper into a workspace manager with multiple roots, git-config based settings, support for several VCS backends, repository removal, migration of existing repositories into ghq layout, shallow and partial clone options, shell completions, and Windows packaging.
Adoption history
ghq has a durable following among developers who keep many open-source and work repositories on one machine. Its official README lists installation paths through Homebrew, Void Linux, GNU Guix, Scoop, Go install, conda, asdf, mise, source build, and release binaries.
How it is used
Practitioners use ghq to fetch repositories into `~/ghq` or another configured root, list known checkouts, pipe repository paths into fuzzy finders or editors, remove managed clones, and migrate older working trees into a consistent host/user/project hierarchy.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about ghq because it turns a developer's source tree into an indexable package-like store. It is small, scriptable, and especially useful when combined with shell functions, fuzzy search, and editor launchers.
Timeline
- 2013: GitHub repository created.
- 2014: v0.2 published on GitHub Releases.
- 2020: README documents installation through multiple package managers and release binaries.
- 2024: ghq added repository removal support.
- 2026: ghq added migration support for existing repositories and worktree-aware operations.
Related projects
- ghq is related to `go get` style source layouts, Git configuration, Mercurial and other VCS backends, fuzzy finders, editor launchers, and the community ghq-handbook project.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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
~/.gitconfig
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ghq | 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 version1.10.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ghq |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/x-motemen/ghq |
| Repository | https://github.com/x-motemen/ghq |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
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