macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install topgitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install topgit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix
Git patch queue manager. Version 0.19.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install topgit.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add topgitAlpine Linux edge package indexes · topgit · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install topgitDebian stable package indexes · topgit · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install topgitFedora Rawhide package metadata · topgit · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tgnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tg/tg/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Git patch queue manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tg
history
Project history and usage
TopGit is a Git-based patch queue manager exposed through the `tg` command. It was created for people maintaining interdependent patch sets on top of another project, especially where patches must remain reviewable, exportable, and shareable.
Project history
The official changelog starts with TopGit 0.1 in August 2008. Its documentation calls it a different patch queue manager and explains the core idea: instead of storing patches as diff files, TopGit represents each patch as Git branches plus metadata files such as `.topdeps` and `.topmsg`.
The maintained mackyle documentation describes the current TopGit PRO repository, hosted on GitHub and repo.or.cz, as a continuation that fixes bugs and expands the original design. Later 0.19-series releases added features around undo, speed, POSIX portability, compatibility, and internal cleanup.
Adoption history
TopGit's adoption is specialized rather than mainstream. The input package metadata lists packages in Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, and Ubuntu, which fits its audience: distro maintainers, patch-stack maintainers, and Git users who need more structure than ad hoc branches but still want patch export.
How it is used
TopGit is used to create, update, inspect, export, mail, and navigate patch branches. The official overview contrasts it with Quilt: Quilt tracks ordered diff files, while TopGit tracks patch dependencies in Git and can export a quilt-style patch directory when needed.
Why package nerds care
TopGit is significant in package-maintenance culture because it bridges Git-native history and downstream patch queues. It preserves patch-edit history, supports dependency topology beyond a linear series file, and can still produce patch sets for ecosystems that expect diff files.
Timeline
- 2008: TopGit 0.1 appears in the official changelog.
- 2014: Changelog notes TopGit 0.10.
- 0.19 series: Later maintained releases focus on undo, speed, POSIX portability, compatibility, and internal cleanup.
- Current: mackyle documentation identifies the maintained TopGit PRO repository and full manual.
Related projects
- Git, Quilt, StGIT, Guilt, git send-email, distro patch queues.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tg | 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 version0.19.14
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:topgit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://repo.or.cz/topgit/pro.git |
| Repository | https://github.com/mackyle/topgit |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:21:22-04:00 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
topgit 0.8-3
a Git patch queue manager
https://repo.or.cz/w/topgit.git
sudo apt install topgit- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
Ubuntu apt95%
topgit 0.8-3
a Git patch queue manager
https://repo.or.cz/w/topgit.git
sudo apt install topgit- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
apk95%
topgit 0.19.13-r1
A different patch queue manager
https://github.com/mackyle/topgit
sudo apk add topgit- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: topgit
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
apk95%
topgit-bash-completion 0.19.13-r1
Bash completions for topgit
https://github.com/mackyle/topgit
sudo apk add topgit-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: topgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
apk95%
topgit-doc 0.19.13-r1
A different patch queue manager (documentation)
https://github.com/mackyle/topgit
sudo apk add topgit-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: topgit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
dnf95%
topgit 0.19.14-4.fc45
A different patch queue manager
https://mackyle.github.io/topgit/
sudo dnf install topgit- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: topgit
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Topgit
Nix92%
tg
nix profile install nixpkgs#tg- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tg
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