brew / rank 7424

Install reposurgeon with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

Edit version-control repository history. Version 5.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install reposurgeon.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install reposurgeon

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install reposurgeon

MacPorts ports tree · devel/reposurgeon/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install reposurgeon

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install reposurgeon

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · reposurgeon · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#reposurgeon

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

overview

Package summary

Edit version-control repository history

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

repobench
repocutter
repomapper
reposurgeon
repotool

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
`repobench`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`repocutter`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`repomapper`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`reposurgeon`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`repotool`	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 version5.9

manager updated2026-07-06

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:reposurgeon
Version	5.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	http://www.catb.org/esr/reposurgeon/
Last updated	2026-07-06T03:07:42Z
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.

Debian apt95%

reposurgeon 4.38-2+b5

Tool for editing version-control repository history

http://www.catb.org/esr/reposurgeon/

sudo apt install reposurgeon

Section: vcs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: reposurgeon
3 dependencies
8 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reposurgeon

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: reposurgeon from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

reposurgeon

nix profile install nixpkgs#reposurgeon

normalized package name match
Matched by: Reposurgeon

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/reposurgeon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

reposurgeon 4.38-1

Tool for editing version-control repository history

http://www.catb.org/esr/reposurgeon/

sudo apt install reposurgeon

Section: universe/vcs
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
8 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reposurgeon

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: reposurgeon from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

reposurgeon 5.9-3.fc45

SCM Repository Manipulation Tool

https://gitlab.com/esr/reposurgeon

sudo dnf install reposurgeon

License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: reposurgeon
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reposurgeon

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: reposurgeon from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

reposurgeon

sudo port install reposurgeon

normalized package name match
Matched by: Reposurgeon

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/reposurgeon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/reposurgeon.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation