Command-line tool

gitleaks

brew/gitleaks

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Audit git repos for secrets go security hacktoberfest git golang security-tools devsecops gitleaks secret

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Gitleaks.Gitleaks -e
scoop install gitleaks

macOS

brew install gitleaks

Linux

brew install gitleaks

Scan a remote repository

gitleaks detect --repo-url https://github.com/username/repository.git

Scan a local directory

gitleaks detect -s path/to/repository

Output scan results to a JSON file

gitleaks detect -s path/to/repository --report path/to/report.json

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