macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-vendorlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 12640
Install git-vendor with Homebrew, Nix
Command for managing git vendored dependencies. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#git-vendor.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-vendornixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-vendor/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command for managing git vendored dependencies
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-vendor
history
Project history and usage
git-vendor is a shell Git command that wraps git subtree to add, list, update, and share vendored dependencies.
Project history
Brett Langdon created the git-vendor repository in January 2016. The README explains that the tool follows the Go vendoring convention of storing dependencies under vendor/ using fully qualified project paths.
The project stayed close to git subtree. Later releases refined command behavior, including a 2022 release that added a push command through a community contribution.
Adoption history
git-vendor spread through source installation, Homebrew, and other package-manager formulas. Its adoption niche was teams that wanted vendored source checked into a repository without relying on language-specific package managers.
How it is used
Practitioners use git vendor add to import a repository at a ref, git vendor list to inspect recorded source metadata, git vendor update to move a vendored dependency forward, and git vendor upstream to share changes back.
Why package nerds care
The tool is significant in package-management history because it captures a pre-module and cross-language vendoring pattern: source is copied into the tree, but the Git history and vendor metadata preserve where that source came from.
Timeline
- 2016: Repository created for a git subtree-based vendoring workflow.
- 2021: v1.2.x releases refined update behavior and portability.
- 2022: v1.3.0 added a push command.
Related projects
- git subtree, Go vendor directories, Homebrew
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
git-vendor | 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 version1.3.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-vendor |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://brettlangdon.github.io/git-vendor |
| Repository | https://github.com/brettlangdon/git-vendor |
| 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-vendor
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-vendor- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Vendor
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