kost/dvcs-ripper
Rip web accessible (distributed) version control systems: SVN/GIT/HG... observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5062
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 775
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1784 stars · 320 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
dvcs-ripper is a set of Perl command-line tools that download (rip) web-accessible version control repositories such as GIT, SVN, Mercurial, Bazaar, and CVS from exposed servers, even when directory browsing is disabled. It is primarily used in penetration testing to recover source code and history from misconfigured web servers.
Use cases
- download a leaked .git folder from a website during a pentest
- rip exposed .svn directories from a web server
- recover source code from a misconfigured .hg or .bzr directory
- test whether a site exposes version control metadata
- extract repository history from web-accessible VCS folders
When to choose
- you are doing a security assessment and found exposed .git/.svn/.hg directories
- you need to reconstruct a repository without directory listing enabled
- you want a lightweight Perl tool with no heavy dependencies
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web scraper rather than VCS-specific ripping
- you are not authorized to test the target system
- you need a GUI or automated scanning platform
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
web-scraping security penetration-testing cli version-control security penetration-testing version-control developer-tools cli dvcs source-code-disclosure git-ripping svn-ripping pentest-tools recon command-line linux macos perl docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kost/dvcs-ripper · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9841fd3c7a7c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kost/dvcs-ripper | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kost/dvcs-ripper")
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