macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-callocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-calMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-cal/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 8123
Install git-cal with Homebrew, MacPorts
GitHub-like contributions calendar but on the command-line. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install git-cal.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
GitHub-like contributions calendar but on the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-cal
history
Project history and usage
git-cal is a small Perl command-line tool that renders a GitHub-style contributions calendar from local Git history.
Project history
The project is distributed from Karthik Katooru's GitHub repository and packaged as a single executable Perl script. The repository exposes v0.9 and v0.9.1 releases, with v0.9.1 described as a no-external-dependencies release.
Adoption history
Adoption evidence is modest: the official README documents Homebrew installation, and the repository shows a niche but visible audience for a terminal contribution-calendar tool. That points to a utility used by command-line Git users rather than a broad ecosystem platform.
How it is used
Practitioners run git-cal inside or against a repository to inspect commit activity over roughly a year. Options support ANSI color, ASCII, Unicode output, author filtering, all-branch history, period selection, and path-limited history.
Why package nerds care
For package catalogs, git-cal is notable mostly as a tiny Unix-style Git companion: one executable Perl script, no CPAN dependencies declared in Makefile.PL, and behavior driven by Git log output.
Timeline
- 2013: v0.9-era releases published in the official GitHub repository.
- 2013: v0.9.1 listed as the latest release with no external dependencies.
- 2010s: Homebrew installation documented in the official README.
Related projects
- git-cal relates to contribution graphs in hosted Git forges, especially GitHub's contribution calendar, and to other terminal Git summary tools.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
git-cal | 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 version0.9.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-cal |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/k4rthik/git-cal |
| Repository | https://github.com/k4rthik/git-cal |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
git-cal
sudo port install git-cal- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cal
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation