macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gitmuxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install gitmux with Homebrew, Nix
Git status in tmux status bar. Version 0.11.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gitmux.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitmuxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gitmux/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Git status in tmux status bar
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gitmux
history
Project history and usage
gitmux is a small Go command-line tool that renders Git working-tree state for the tmux status bar. Its role is deliberately narrow: it turns branch, divergence, staged, modified, untracked, stash, and cleanliness information into tmux format strings.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in October 2019, and an early v0.2.0 release was published the same day. The README presents gitmux as an install-and-forget tmux companion with shell-agnostic behavior and a YAML configuration file for colors, symbols, and layout.
Adoption history
gitmux spread through terminal-tooling channels rather than through a large framework ecosystem. Its README documents binary releases, Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux, Arch User Repository packages, and Go source installation, which matches its position as a practical status-line utility.
How it is used
Practitioners add a `gitmux` invocation to `status-right` in `.tmux.conf`, usually passing tmux's pane path so the status bar follows the active working directory. Users generate a default YAML file with `gitmux -printcfg`, save it as `~/.gitmux.conf`, and pass it with `-cfg` when they want customized symbols or colors.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, gitmux is a typical compact CLI package: a single executable, no service integration, and behavior that can be verified by running it inside a Git checkout. It matters mainly to users who keep Git context visible inside long-running tmux sessions.
Timeline
- 2019: Repository created on GitHub.
- 2019: v0.2.0 release published.
- 2020s: README-documented install paths include Homebrew, AUR, binary releases, and Go source installation.
Related projects
- tmux provides the status bar integration point, while Git supplies the repository state that gitmux summarizes.
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.
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
~/.gitmux.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gitmux | 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 version0.11.5
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gitmux |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/arl/gitmux |
| Repository | https://github.com/arl/gitmux |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T14:57:49+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%
gitmux
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitmux- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitmux
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