Command-line tool

git-secret

brew/git-secret

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Bash-tool to store the private data inside a git repo

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install git-secret

Linux

brew install git-secret

Initialize `git-secret` in a local repository

git secret init

Grant access to the current Git user's email

git secret tell -m

Grant access by email

git secret tell email

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