macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-gerritlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install git-gerrit with Homebrew, Nix
Gerrit code review helper scripts. Version 0.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gerrit.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gerritnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ge/gerrit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Gerrit code review helper scripts
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gerrit
- gerrit-cherry-pick
- git-gerrit
history
Project history and usage
git-gerrit is a collection of helper scripts for teams using Gerrit Code Review with Git. It wraps common review actions such as pushing changes, listing changes, applying patch sets, reviewing, submitting, and abandoning changes.
Project history
The README says the project was forked from `gerrit-tools`, which itself passed through work by André Arko, Steffen Gebert, and Philipp Gampe before Robin Zhong adapted it for the TYPO3 review workflow. The 0.1.0 line marked the fork, while 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 added patchset commands, bash completion, installation scripts, approval options, and workflow fixes.
Adoption history
The project belongs to the era when many open-source and enterprise projects used Gerrit review flows that required pushing to special refs and handling patch sets. Its adoption signal is narrow but concrete: the README names TYPO3 review needs, and Homebrew packaging made the scripts available to macOS developers.
How it is used
Practitioners use `git gerrit push` to send review changes, `git gerrit changes` to inspect review items, `git gerrit apply` to check out a change for review, and `git gerrit review` or `git gerrit submit` to complete review actions. The companion `gerrit` and `gerrit-cherry-pick` scripts wrap Gerrit SSH commands and patch cherry-picking.
Why package nerds care
git-gerrit shows how package managers carried local workflow glue for code-review systems before richer Gerrit integrations became common in IDEs and hosting platforms.
Timeline
- 2012: Repository created on GitHub with BSD-licensed helper scripts.
- 2012: 0.1.0 forked from earlier gerrit-tools work.
- 2012: 0.2.0 added patchset support, bash completion, and installation scripts.
- 2012: 0.3.0 added review-branch push behavior and approval-list options.
Related projects
- git-gerrit descends from gerrit-tools and relates to Gerrit Code Review, Git refs-for-review workflows, and shell completion packages for Git subcommands.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gerrit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gerrit-cherry-pick | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
git-gerrit | 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 version0.3.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-gerrit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/fbzhong/git-gerrit |
| Repository | https://github.com/fbzhong/git-gerrit |
| 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.
Nix92%
gerrit
nix profile install nixpkgs#gerrit- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gerrit
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