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brew install got

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overview

Package summary

Version control system

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

gitwrapper
got
gotadmin
gotctl
gotd
gotsh
gotwebctl
gotwebd
tog

history

Project history and usage

Game of Trees, usually invoked as got, is a version control system that stores history in Git repositories while prioritizing ease of use and simplicity over flexibility. The official site says it is developed on OpenBSD, aimed especially at OpenBSD developers, and designed so Git can still be used for functionality not implemented in Got.

Project history

The project is an OpenBSD-style version-control effort with a C codebase, BSD licensing, manual pages, and a command set split across tools such as got, gotadmin, gotd, gotwebd, and tog. The got(1) manual describes got as a distributed version control system using the Git repository format, with checked-out work trees and synchronization between repositories.

A EuroBSDcon 2019 presentation described Game of Trees as a work-in-progress version control system intended to appeal to OpenBSD developers, designed and written from scratch, compatible with Git repositories, and built around concise manual pages. The public release directory shows a long sequence of 0.x tarball releases beginning with the 0.1 through 0.39 archives listed together in 2020, then steady release growth through 0.126 in 2026.

Adoption history

Got started with OpenBSD as its home audience and later gained an official portable version for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD, and macOS. The portable page lists pre-packaged versions for Alpine, MacPorts, Homebrew, NixOS, Void, Arch AUR, pkgsrc, Debian, Ubuntu, FreeBSD ports, Chimera Linux, GNU Guix, and Slackware, showing adoption beyond OpenBSD while retaining an OpenBSD-centered development culture.

How it is used

Users can initialize, import, clone, check out, diff, commit, branch, tag, fetch, and send Git-format repositories through got commands. The got.conf manual documents per-repository and per-work-tree configuration for authors, remotes, branches, signer settings, and fetch/send behavior, while related tools handle repository administration, server operation, web browsing, and terminal browsing.

Why package nerds care

Game of Trees is notable in package-manager culture because it is a serious alternative command-line interface and tool suite for Git-format repositories, built with BSD licensing and OpenBSD sensibilities. Packaging it gives non-OpenBSD users access to got, gotadmin, gotd, gotwebd, tog, and related workflows without replacing Git's on-disk repository format.

Timeline

2017: got(1) manual copyright begins with Martin Pieuchot, with later Stefan Sperling copyright years.
2019: EuroBSDcon presentation describes Game of Trees as a work-in-progress VCS for OpenBSD developers.
2020-09: The release directory lists got 0.1 through 0.39 tarballs with September 2020 timestamps.
2023: FOSDEM material covers gotd and the portable page describes support beyond OpenBSD.
2026-05: Game of Trees 0.126 and Game of Trees -portable 0.126 are released.

Related projects

Git is the repository format and interoperability target.
tog is the interactive terminal repository browser shipped in the Game of Trees family.
gotd and gotwebd provide repository server and web browser interfaces.
got-portable is the portability branch for Linux, BSDs, and macOS.
Game of Trees Hub is the related hosting service linked from the official site.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for got. 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: ~/.got/got.conf/etc/got.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gitwrapper`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`got`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotadmin`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotctl`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotsh`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotwebctl`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gotwebd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`tog`	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 version0.127

manager updated2026-07-24

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:got
Version	0.127
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://gameoftrees.org/
Last updated	2026-07-24T22:13:37Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/got.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

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