YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Developer Tools›homeshick
CLI Open source 1 installs/mo

homeshick for Mac

Git dotfiles synchronizer written in bash

Quick answer: homeshick is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install homeshick. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 1 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What homeshick is

homeshick is a developer tool for macOS: git dotfiles synchronizer written in bash.

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/andsens/homeshick.

How to install homeshick

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

Similar apps in Developer Tools

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

gitqlGit query languageCLIOpen sourcekarnManage multiple Git identitiesCLIOpen sourcewillgitWilliam's miscellaneous git toolsCLIOpen sourcegit-freshUtility to keep git repos freshCLIOpen sourcegit-vendorCommand for managing git vendored dependenciesCLIOpen sourcepitProject manager from hell (integrates with Git)CLIOpen source

Frequently asked questions

How do I install homeshick on Mac?

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

Is homeshick open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does homeshick 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 homeshick?

It was installed 1 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #11029 in this catalogue.

What version of homeshick is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.0.1.