macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install repolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install repoMacPorts ports tree · python/repo/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1529
Install repo with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman
Repository tool for Android development. Version 2.67 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-18. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install repo.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add repoAlpine Linux edge package indexes · repo · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install repoDebian stable package indexes · repo · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install repoFedora Rawhide package metadata · repo · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S repoArch Linux sync databases · repo · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Repository tool for Android development
Project links
Commands and aliases
- repo
history
Project history and usage
Repo is Google's multiple-Git-repository management tool. It initializes manifest-defined workspaces, synchronizes projects, starts coordinated topic branches, reports status, and uploads changes for review.
Project history
Repo was created for the Android development workflow to coordinate many Git repositories as one logical source tree. It is implemented as a Python launcher and command suite, with its canonical source hosted by the Gerrit project at googlesource.com.
Adoption history
Repo became foundational to the Android Open Source Project's development workflow and is also packaged by multiple operating-system package managers. Its canonical documentation notes that many distributions ship it directly.
How it is used
A user runs `repo init` to establish a manifest-driven client, `repo sync` to populate or update its Git repositories, and commands such as `start`, `status`, and `upload` to coordinate development across projects. Workspace metadata and Repo's own checkout live under `.repo/`.
Why package nerds care
Repo is a notable package-management-adjacent tool because it coordinates a source distribution assembled from many Git repositories. It popularized manifest-driven checkout and synchronization for Android-scale source trees while deliberately remaining a layer above Git.
Timeline
- 2008: Repo entered use as part of the Android open-source development infrastructure.
- 2026: The maintained 2.x series continued to receive releases.
Related projects
- Git supplies the underlying repositories and object model.
- Gerrit is the review system targeted by Repo's upload workflow.
- Android manifests describe the collection of repositories, revisions, and paths managed by Repo.
Sources
- Official Android command reference: https://source.android.com/docs/setup/reference/repo
- Official internal filesystem documentation: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/internal-fs-layout.md
- Official source and README: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for repo. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
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
.repo/
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.netrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
repo | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version2.67
manager updated2026-09-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://source.android.com/source/developing.html
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://source.android.com/source/developing.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:repo |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.67 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/repo |
| Homepage | https://source.android.com/source/developing.html |
| Upstream docs | https://source.android.com/source/developing.html |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo.git |
| Last updated | 2026-09-18T08:11:10+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Uses from macOS | python |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | repo |
| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
repo 2.54-1
repository management tool built on top of git
https://source.android.com/source/developing.html
sudo apt install repo- Section: contrib/devel
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
Ubuntu apt95%
repo 2.36.1-1
repository management tool built on top of git
https://source.android.com/source/developing.html
sudo apt install repo- Section: multiverse/devel
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
apk95%
repo 2.64-r0
repository management tool built on top of git
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo
sudo apk add repo- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: repo
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
apk95%
repo-doc 2.64-r0
repository management tool built on top of git (documentation)
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo
sudo apk add repo-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: repo
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
dnf95%
repo 2.66.1-1.fc45
Repository management tool built on top of git
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo
sudo dnf install repo- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: repo
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
pacman95%
repo 2.62-1
The Multiple Git Repository Tool from the Android Open Source Project
https://android.googlesource.com/tools/repo
sudo pacman -S repo- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
MacPorts95%
repo
sudo port install repo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Repo
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation