macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-reviewlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-reviewMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-review/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3292
Install git-review with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Submit git branches to gerrit for review. Version 2.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install git-review.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-reviewAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-review · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-reviewDebian stable package indexes · git-review · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-reviewFedora Rawhide package metadata · git-review · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-reviewnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-review/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-reviewopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-review · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Submit git branches to gerrit for review
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-review
history
Project history and usage
git-review is an OpenDev tool for submitting Git branches to Gerrit. It standardizes the client-side workflow around `.gitreview` project metadata, Gerrit remotes, Change-Id hooks, and patchset upload/download commands.
Project history
The project grew out of the OpenStack and OpenDev review workflow, where Gerrit is the central code-review system. Its repository has a long 1.x tag series and a 2.x series documented through OpenDev release notes, reflecting years of adaptation to Gerrit, Git, OpenSSH, and Python changes.
The 2.0.0 release marked a major maintenance boundary by dropping Python 2.7 support and removing Gerrit draft-change options after Gerrit itself removed that state. Later releases added safer hook installation, support for newer Git and OpenSSH behavior, and upload options such as hashtags, patchset messages, and carbon-copy recipients.
Adoption history
git-review became significant in the OpenStack/OpenDev ecosystem because it turned Gerrit's `refs/for/*` push workflow into a repeatable Git subcommand. Package availability through PyPI, system packages, and Homebrew made it convenient for contributors joining Gerrit-hosted projects.
How it is used
Practitioners run `git review` to upload the working branch to Gerrit, use options for target branch, topic, reviewers, and CCs, and use `git review -d` to download changes or patchsets for local review. On first run, it can read `.gitreview`, create the Gerrit remote, and install the commit-msg hook used for Change-Id generation.
Why package nerds care
The package is notable because it encodes a whole hosted-review convention in a small command-line client. For package maintainers and contributors, it reduces Gerrit onboarding friction and keeps repository-specific review metadata versioned alongside the project.
Timeline
- 1.0: Early public tag in the OpenDev repository.
- 1.28.0: OpenStack-specific topic-name automation removed.
- 2.0.0: Python 2.7 support and Gerrit draft-change upload options removed.
- 2.4.0: Gerrit commit-msg hook embedded for safer setup.
- 2.5.0: CC upload option and branch-filtered review listing added.
Related projects
- Related projects and systems include Gerrit, OpenDev, OpenStack, Git, and the `.gitreview` metadata convention used by Gerrit-hosted repositories.
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-review
- https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
- https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review/raw/branch/master/README.rst
- https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review/raw/branch/master/doc/source/installation.rst
- https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review/raw/branch/master/doc/source/releasenotes.rst
- https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review/raw/branch/master/doc/source/usage.rst
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-review. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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
.gitreview~/.config/git-review/git-review.conf/etc/git-review/git-review.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-review | 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 version2.5.0
manager updated2026-05-21
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-review |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review |
| Last updated | 2026-05-21T12:11:46Z |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
git-review 2.4.0-1
git command for submitting branches to Gerrit
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo apt install git-review- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
Nix95%
git-review
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-review- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
Ubuntu apt95%
git-review 2.3.1-3
git command for submitting branches to Gerrit
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo apt install git-review- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
apk95%
git-review 2.5.0-r2
git command for submitting branches to Gerrit
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo apk add git-review- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-review
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
apk95%
git-review-doc 2.5.0-r2
git command for submitting branches to Gerrit (documentation)
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo apk add git-review-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-review
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
apk95%
git-review-pyc 2.5.0-r2
Precompiled Python bytecode for git-review
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo apk add git-review-pyc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-review
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
dnf95%
git-review 2.5.0-3.fc45
A Git helper for integration with Gerrit
https://opendev.org/opendev/git-review
sudo dnf install git-review- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-review
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
zypper95%
git-review 2.5.0-1.3
Tool to submit code to Gerrit
https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/git-review
sudo zypper install git-review- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-review
- 3 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
MacPorts95%
git-review
sudo port install git-review- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Review
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