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Install gistit with Homebrew
Command-line utility for creating Gists. Version 0.1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility for creating Gists
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gistit
history
Project history and usage
gistit is a small C command-line utility for creating GitHub Gists from standard input or files. It overlaps with other gist uploaders but emphasizes a compiled CLI with libcurl and jansson dependencies.
Project history
The repository history begins in June 2012 with an initial implementation, followed by small releases through the 0.1.x series. The README describes a console app that can create gists from piped input, a single file, or multiple files, with flags for private gists, file names, descriptions, help, and version output.
Adoption history
gistit appears to have remained a niche uploader. Its README documents build dependencies and Homebrew installation, but the available project materials do not show the broad packaging or maintainer ecosystem seen around the older Ruby gist client.
How it is used
Practitioners use gistit in pipeline form, such as sending command output to a new gist, or by passing one or more file names. The README also documents anonymous gist creation by default and an account-association flow through the companion web application.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, gistit is mainly interesting as a minimal C implementation of a GitHub Gist uploader: it has few dependencies, an autotools-style build, and a command surface small enough to package without a language runtime.
Timeline
- 2012: Initial repository history and v0.1 release.
- 2013: v0.1.1 and v0.1.2 followed with small updates.
- 2015: v0.1.3 was tagged.
- 2021: v0.1.4 was tagged.
Related projects
- gistit is related to GitHub Gist, the Ruby gist client, libcurl, jansson, and its small companion web application.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gistit | 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 version0.1.4
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gistit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jrbasso/gistit |
| Repository | https://github.com/jrbasso/gistit |
| 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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation