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nvie/git-toolbelt

A suite of useful Git commands that aid with scripting or every day command line usage observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nvie/git-toolbelt · Shell · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

80/100

  • Activity 86
  • Release rhythm 60
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 132.0
  • age_days: 4752
  • days_rel: 104
  • days_push: 85
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1411 stars · 121 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A collection of shell-based Git helper commands that simplify everyday Git usage and scripting. It adds subcommands like git-cleanup, git-fixup, and git-workon on top of standard Git.

Use cases

  • clean up merged local git branches
  • quickly fix up a previous commit
  • script checks for whether a git repo is dirty
  • list active or recent git branches
  • undo a commit or merge safely

When to choose

  • you use Git heavily from the command line and want convenient shortcuts
  • you write shell scripts that need simple Git state checks
  • you want easy branch cleanup and fixup workflows

When to avoid

  • you prefer GUI Git clients
  • you need a single binary rather than shell scripts requiring GNU coreutils
  • you only need features already built into modern Git

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools cli version-control developer-tools version-control cli cross-platform git shell git-commands scripting-helpers command-line macos linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
nvie/git-toolbeltmain80

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nvie/git-toolbelt")

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