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Install git-ftp with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

Git-powered FTP client. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install git-ftp.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-ftp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-ftp

MacPorts ports tree · devel/git-ftp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-ftp

Debian stable package indexes · git-ftp · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-ftp

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · git-ftp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-ftp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-ftp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Git-powered FTP client

Commands and aliases

  • git-ftp

history

Project history and usage

git-ftp is a Git-oriented deployment utility for FTP and related protocols. Its core idea is to record the deployed Git commit on the server, then use Git history to upload only files that changed since that commit.

Project history

The project grew around a common shared-hosting problem: teams had Git locally but only FTP, FTPS, SFTP, or lftp-style access on the deployment target. The README describes the tool as uploading to FTP servers 'the Git way', while the changelog records a long stabilization path through 1.0.0, submodule handling, include and ignore rules, hooks, FTPES/SFTP fixes, and compatibility work for newer Git versions.

A 0.8-era changelog entry records the move to the git-ftp GitHub organization. Later releases added push hooks, snapshot and pull/download actions, BusyBox fixes, PEM/key options, and better error handling, keeping the tool as a shell-based bridge between Git workflows and older hosting environments.

Adoption history

git-ftp became the most visible project in this batch because it solved a deployment niche that Git itself does not cover. Its packaging in Homebrew and other Unix package collections reflects use by developers who need repeatable deployments without rsync, SSH shell access, or a platform-specific deployment service.

How it is used

Practitioners configure FTP URL, user, and password in Git config, run `git ftp init` for a first upload or `git ftp catchup` when files already exist remotely, and then deploy later commits with `git ftp push`. The ignore and include files let projects tune which tracked or untracked paths are sent.

Why package nerds care

git-ftp is package-manager interesting because it packages an old-web deployment pattern as a Git subcommand-style CLI. It sits at the edge between version-control tooling and hosting compatibility, where a small shell utility can replace heavier deployment systems for simple sites.

Timeline

  • 2013: Repository created under the git-ftp organization on GitHub.
  • 2016: 1.3.0 added push hooks, snapshot support, and file-list performance work.
  • 2018: 1.5.0 addressed Git 2.16 compatibility and SFTP documentation.
  • 2020: 1.6.0 release line focused on error handling and nested branch support.

Related projects

  • git-ftp is related to Git deployment hooks, rsync-based deploy scripts, lftp workflows, and hosted CI actions that publish artifacts to FTP targets.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:ftp,client

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
.git/config.git-ftp-ignore.git-ftp-include

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
.git/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-ftpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.6.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-ftp
Version1.6.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://git-ftp.github.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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.

Debian apt95%

git-ftp 1.6.0+dfsg-1

Git powered FTP client written as shell script

https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp

sudo apt install git-ftp
  • Section: vcs
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Ftp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: git-ftp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

git-ftp

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-ftp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Ftp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-ftp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

git-ftp 1.6.0+dfsg-1

Git powered FTP client written as shell script

https://github.com/git-ftp/git-ftp

sudo apt install git-ftp
  • Section: universe/vcs
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Ftp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-ftp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

git-ftp 1.6.0-18.fc45

Git powered FTP client written as shell script

https://github.com/git-ftp

sudo dnf install git-ftp
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: git-ftp
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Ftp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-ftp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

git-ftp

sudo port install git-ftp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Ftp
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/git-ftp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation