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Install gita with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Manage multiple git repos with sanity. Version 0.16.8.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gita.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gita

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gita

Debian stable package indexes · gita · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gita

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

overview

Package summary

Manage multiple git repos with sanity

Commands and aliases

  • gita

history

Project history and usage

Gita is a Python command-line tool for viewing and operating many Git repositories from one place. It keeps a registry of repository paths, displays branch and working-tree status side by side, and delegates Git or shell commands across selected repositories or groups.

Project history

The public Gita repository was created in January 2018. The project grew around two core features that remain central in the official README: summarizing the status of many repositories and delegating commands to them without requiring the user to enter each working directory.

Later functionality added repository groups, contexts, recursive discovery, custom command definitions, status colors and symbols, shell-command delegation, and freeze-and-clone workflows. These features kept the package focused on coordinating ordinary Git repositories rather than introducing a new repository format.

Adoption history

Upstream distributes Gita through PyPI and documents installation with pip, uv, and pipx. The supplied package facts also show packages in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, giving the Python CLI several workstation-oriented installation paths.

The official GitHub repository has accumulated a long-running release series and a substantial user following for a focused multi-repository utility. Its adoption is especially natural among developers who keep many unrelated clones and want a dashboard and batch-command layer without converting them into a monorepo.

How it is used

A typical workflow begins with gita add, then uses gita ll to inspect branch and modification state across repositories. Built-in delegated commands can fetch or pull across all or selected repositories, while superman mode forwards arbitrary Git commands and shell mode runs arbitrary shell commands.

Configuration follows the XDG base-directory convention. The repository registry and optional command, color, information, and symbol customizations live under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita, usually ~/.config/gita.

Why package nerds care

Gita is interesting to package users because it applies a package-manager-like control plane to source checkouts while leaving Git itself untouched. It is a lightweight alternative to bespoke shell loops and sits between individual clones and heavier manifest-driven multi-repository systems.

Timeline

  • 2018: The nosarthur/gita GitHub repository was created.
  • 2023: The official release feed published the v0.16.6 series.
  • 2025: The official release feed published the v0.16.8 series.

Related projects

  • Git is the underlying version-control system whose commands Gita delegates.
  • The official README identifies myrepos, Android's repo tool, and mu-repo as other multi-repository tools.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gita. 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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita/repos.csv$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita/cmds.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita/color.csv$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita/info.csv$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gita/symbols.csv

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gitaexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.16.8.2
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gita
Version0.16.8.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/nosarthur/gita
Last updated2026-07-25T03:27:19Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

gita 0.16.7.2-4

Manage many git repos

https://github.com/nosarthur/gita

sudo apt install gita
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gita
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gita from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

gita

nix profile install nixpkgs#gita
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gita
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gita/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

gita 0.16.6.1-2

Manage many git repos

https://github.com/nosarthur/gita

sudo apt install gita
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gita
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gita from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database