install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install git-graph

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add git-graph

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · git-graph · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-graph

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S git-graph

Arch Linux sync databases · git-graph · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/git-graph

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-graph.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool to show clear git graphs arranged for your branching model

Project links

Commands and aliases

git-graph

history

Project history and usage

git-graph is a Rust command-line tool for rendering Git history graphs in a terminal with branch ordering based on a chosen branching model. It aims to make histories such as GitFlow easier to read than raw graph output from generic clients.

Project history

The project started in late 2020 and produced a rapid sequence of early releases around text-based graph rendering, branch models, styles, and formatting. The README presents the tool as a structured graph viewer for GitFlow, simple, and custom branching models, while the manual documents model selection, styles, commit formatting, SVG output, and persistent per-repository model settings.

Adoption history

git-graph occupies a narrower visualization niche than full terminal Git interfaces, but it has package visibility through Homebrew and crates.io. The README also points users who need an interactive terminal application to `git-igitt`, which was built on top of git-graph.

How it is used

Practitioners run `git-graph` inside a repository, choose a model with `--model`, set a repository's preferred model with `git-graph model`, and tune output with styles or Git-like format strings. Custom branching models live under the platform app-data directory as TOML files.

Why package nerds care

git-graph is package-manager interesting because it packages a specialized view of repository topology as a standalone binary rather than a large Git client. It is useful when developers want a predictable, scriptable terminal visualization aligned with their branch model.

Timeline

2020: Repository created on GitHub.
2020: 0.1.0 release began the release series.
2021: 0.5.0 release followed the initial burst of graph-rendering releases.
2022: crates.io package appeared.
2025: 0.7.0 release line was packaged by Homebrew.

Related projects

git-graph relates to `git log --graph`, graphical Git clients, GitFlow-oriented visualization tools, and `git-igitt`, an interactive terminal application based on git-graph.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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.

Linux: ~/.config/git-graph/models/*.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/git-graph/models/*.toml
Windows: %APPDATA%\git-graph\models\*.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`git-graph`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-09-19

manager version0.8.0

manager updated2026-09-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.8.0

https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-graph
Version	0.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-graph
Homepage	https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph
Repository	https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-11T06:35:02Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	git-graph
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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-graph

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-graph

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Graph

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-graph/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

git-graph 0.7.0-r0

Command line tool to show clear git graphs arranged for your branching model

https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph/

sudo apk add git-graph

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: git-graph
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Graph

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-graph from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

git-graph-doc 0.7.0-r0

Command line tool to show clear git graphs arranged for your branching model (documentation)

https://github.com/git-bahn/git-graph/

sudo apk add git-graph-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: git-graph
normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Graph

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-graph-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

git-graph 0.8.0-1

show clear git graphs arranged following different branching model

https://github.com/mlange-42/git-graph

sudo pacman -S git-graph

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Graph

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: git-graph from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

extras/git-graph

scoop install extras/git-graph

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Graph

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-graph.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/git-graph.yml

Used sources

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

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