macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install lucky-commitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install lucky-commitMacPorts ports tree · devel/lucky-commit/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 9636
Install lucky-commit with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Customize your git commit hashes! Version 2.2.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commit.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lu/lucky-commit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S lucky-commitArch Linux sync databases · lucky-commit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Customize your git commit hashes!
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lucky_commit
history
Project history and usage
lucky-commit is a small Rust command-line tool for rewriting the current Git commit so that its object hash begins with a chosen prefix, defaulting to a run of zeroes.
Project history
The project was made public on GitHub in February 2016. Its README explains the core trick: amend the commit message by appending harmless whitespace, retrying messages until Git computes a hash with the requested prefix. The current implementation is Rust-based and can use OpenCL for GPU-accelerated searching, while older branches preserve earlier Node.js, C, and pure-Rust implementations.
Adoption history
The tool spread as a programmer curiosity rather than infrastructure. Official installation notes mention Cargo, Arch Linux, Funtoo, and Homebrew packaging, and the repository has roughly two thousand GitHub stars, which is notable for a deliberately niche Git-hash novelty.
How it is used
Users run `lucky_commit` after creating a commit; the command amends the commit until the short hash matches a prefix such as `0000000` or a user-supplied pattern with wildcard placeholders. The README also documents benchmarking and behavior for GPG-signed commits and Git SHA-256 repositories.
Why package nerds care
For package and Git nerds, lucky-commit is a compact demonstration that commit IDs are content-addressed objects but still manipulable by changing semantically inert data. Its Homebrew formula gives macOS users an easy way to install a tool that is mostly useful for demos, badges, jokes, and understanding Git object hashing.
Timeline
- 2016: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2016 onward: Cargo installation documented as the primary upstream installation path.
- Later releases: Rust/OpenCL implementation became the maintained branch, with older Node.js, C, and pure-Rust branches kept as historical alternatives.
- Current packaging: Official README documents availability through Arch Linux, Funtoo, and Homebrew.
Related projects
- The README points to `every-git-commit-shorthash` as a related project.
- The project depends conceptually on Git object hashing and, for acceleration, OpenCL-capable hardware.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lucky_commit | 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 version2.2.5
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:lucky-commit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit |
| Repository | https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit |
| 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%
lucky-commit
nix profile install nixpkgs#lucky-commit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lucky Commit
pacman95%
lucky-commit 2.2.5-1
Customize your git commit hashes
https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/lucky-commit
sudo pacman -S lucky-commit- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lucky Commit
MacPorts95%
lucky-commit
sudo port install lucky-commit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lucky Commit
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