macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install vcprompt with Homebrew, Nix
Provide version control info in shell prompts. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#vcprompt.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vcpromptnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vc/vcprompt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Provide version control info in shell prompts
Project links
Commands and aliases
- vcprompt
- vcprompt-hgst
history
Project history and usage
vcprompt is a small command-line helper for showing version-control state in a shell prompt. The powerman repository presents it as a fork of Greg Ward's vcprompt, preserving the original idea of being lightweight rather than comprehensive.
Project history
The powerman/vcprompt GitHub repository was created on 2013-12-22. Its README explains the fork in pragmatic performance terms: prompt helpers run every time a user gets a new shell prompt, so slow repository-status checks become noticeable quickly.
How it is used
vcprompt is used inside shell prompt definitions to print repository information such as the current version-control system and branch/status markers. The README lists support, to varying degrees, for Mercurial, Git, Subversion, CVS, and Fossil working copies.
Why package nerds care
Its significance is niche but clear: vcprompt belongs to the pre-heavy-shell-theme era of tiny POSIX prompt utilities. It is the kind of tool package users install when they want repository awareness without adopting a full prompt framework.
Timeline
- 2013-12-22: The powerman/vcprompt repository was created on GitHub.
- 2021-10-10: The repository's latest pushed_at timestamp in GitHub API metadata shows later maintenance activity, though the public footprint remains small.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:shell
- text:version control
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
vcprompt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
vcprompt-hgst | 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 version1.3.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:vcprompt |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/powerman/vcprompt |
| Repository | https://github.com/powerman/vcprompt |
| 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.
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vcprompt
nix profile install nixpkgs#vcprompt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vcprompt
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