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gitoxide for Mac

Idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git

Quick answer: gitoxide is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install gitoxide. It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence. It has 147 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What gitoxide is

gitoxide is a developer tool for macOS: idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide.

How to install gitoxide

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install gitoxide.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install gitoxide on Mac?

Run brew install gitoxide in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is gitoxide open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Does gitoxide run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is gitoxide?

It was installed 147 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2868 in this catalogue.

What version of gitoxide is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.61.0.