macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-getlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7778
Install git-get with Homebrew, Nix, winget
Better way to clone, organize and manage multiple git repositories. Version 0.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#git-get.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-getnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-get/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id grdl.git-get -eWindows Package Manager source index · grdl.git-get · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Better way to clone, organize and manage multiple git repositories
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-list
history
Project history and usage
git-get is a Go command-line tool for cloning and organizing Git repositories into a predictable directory tree derived from repository URLs. It provides `git get` for cloning and `git list` for scanning repository status.
Project history
The project started in 2020 and frames itself as a repository-organization tool inspired by the predictability of Go's `go get` path layout. Its README describes a single binary that behaves as `git-get` or `git-list` depending on invocation, with repository URL parsing, batch clone dumps, multi-platform releases, and configuration through flags, environment variables, or Git config.
Adoption history
git-get addresses a common developer workstation habit: keeping many clones under a host-and-path directory tree rather than scattered project folders. Homebrew, Nix, and Windows package metadata indicate packaging across several developer environments, though its adoption remains focused on users who manage many repositories locally.
How it is used
Practitioners run `git get github.com/owner/repo` to clone into a root such as `~/repositories/github.com/owner/repo`, then use `git list` to show repository status. Dump files let users recreate a local source tree from a list, which makes the tool useful for dotfiles-driven workstation setup.
Why package nerds care
git-get is package-manager interesting because it turns a personal source-tree convention into a portable Git extension. It overlaps with older `~/src/host/user/repo` habits while adding packageable binaries, symlinks, and cross-platform release artifacts.
Timeline
- 2020: Repository created on GitHub.
- 2020: v0.1.0 release began the tagged release line.
- 2021: v0.5.0 release continued the early Go implementation.
- 2025: v0.6.x releases refreshed packaging and release artifacts.
Related projects
- git-get relates to Go's source path conventions, Git subcommand wrappers, `gh repo clone`, and source-tree organizers such as git-grab.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
git-list | 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 version0.6.1
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-get |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/grdl/git-get |
| Repository | https://github.com/grdl/git-get |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T16:47:23+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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.
Nix95%
git-get
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-get- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Get
winget95%
grdl.git-get
winget install --id grdl.git-get -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Get
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation