macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-townlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-townMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-town/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2077
Install git-town with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
High-level command-line interface for Git. Version 24.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#git-town.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-townnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-town/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S git-townArch Linux sync databases · git-town · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-townopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-town · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/git-townScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-town.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
High-level command-line interface for Git
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-town
history
Project history and usage
Git Town is a high-level Git command-line interface for managing feature branches, stacked changes, pull requests, and branch cleanup. It wraps common multi-branch workflows in memorable commands such as hack, sync, propose, ship, append, prepend, and swap.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in 2014. The project grew from branch workflow automation into a broader Git productivity layer that supports Git Flow, GitHub Flow, GitLab Flow, trunk-based development, monorepos, and stacked changes.
The command set and configuration model continued to evolve through the 2020s. The documentation describes configuration files named git-town.toml, .git-town.toml, and .git-branches.toml, while the changelog records work on stacked proposal breadcrumbs, direct commits into ancestor branches, forge connectors, CI/headless behavior, and configuration precedence.
Adoption history
Git Town's adoption is tied to teams that want a consistent branch lifecycle without replacing Git hosting. Package availability through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and zypper makes the same workflow commands installable across developer workstations.
How it is used
Practitioners use Git Town to create up-to-date feature branches, synchronize branch stacks, create pull or merge requests, navigate branch hierarchies, ship completed work, and clean up local and remote branches. In stacked-change workflows, commands such as append, prepend, set-parent, diff-parent, and swap encode parent-child branch relationships that plain Git does not model directly.
Why package nerds care
The package is significant because it shows how much workflow policy can live in a Git extension without requiring a hosted service. It is a single CLI that packages branch naming, stack metadata, forge integration, and cleanup behavior into reproducible local commands.
Timeline
- 2014: Git Town repository created.
- 2025: Git Town 22.5.0 added proposal breadcrumbs for stacked branches and a commit command for committing into ancestor branches.
- 2026: Git Town 23.0.0 changed up/down navigation semantics and documented non-interactive behavior for headless environments.
Related projects
- Git Town sits beside Git itself, GitHub and GitLab forge CLIs, stacked-change tools, and branch-management workflows such as Git Flow and trunk-based development.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/git-town/git-town
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-town
- https://github.com/git-town/git-town
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-town/git-town/main/CHANGELOG.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-town/git-town/main/README.md
- https://www.git-town.com/
- https://www.git-town.com/all-commands
- https://www.git-town.com/configuration-file.html
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-town. 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
git-town.toml.git-town.toml.git-branches.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-town | 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 version24.0.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-town |
|---|---|
| Version | 24.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.git-town.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/git-town/git-town |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T16:05:01+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-town
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-town- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
pacman95%
git-town 24.0.0-1
Generic, high-level Git workflow support
https://github.com/git-town/git-town
sudo pacman -S git-town- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
zypper95%
git-town 24.0.0-1.2
Git branches made easy
https://github.com/git-town/git-town
sudo zypper install git-town- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-town
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
zypper95%
git-town-bash-completion 24.0.0-1.2
Bash Completion for git-town
https://github.com/git-town/git-town
sudo zypper install git-town-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-town
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
zypper95%
git-town-fish-completion 24.0.0-1.2
Fish Completion for git-town
https://github.com/git-town/git-town
sudo zypper install git-town-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-town
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
zypper95%
git-town-zsh-completion 24.0.0-1.2
Zsh Completion for git-town
https://github.com/git-town/git-town
sudo zypper install git-town-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-town
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
MacPorts95%
git-town
sudo port install git-town- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
Scoop95%
main/git-town
scoop install main/git-town- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Town
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