PURL Type Definition: git

• Type Name: Git
• Description: Git-based source packages
• Schema ID: https://packageurl.org/types/git-definition.json

PURL Syntax

The structure of a PURL for this package type is:

pkg:git/<namespace>/<name>@<version>?<qualifiers>#<subpath>

Repository Information

• Use Repository: Yes
• Note: There is no default package repository, this should be implied from namespace.

Namespace definition

• Requirement: Required
• Case Sensitive: Yes
• Native Label: The url path to the git host
• Note: The source host for the git repository. See: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone.html#_git_urls

Name definition

• Requirement: Required
• Case Sensitive: Yes
• Native Label: repository name with owner
• Note: The path on the host to the git repository. See: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone.html#_git_urls

Version definition

• Requirement: Optional
• Native Label: A git reference
• Note: The version is a git reference (https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-References). Ideally a commit or tag.

Examples

• pkg:git/codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo@a72d2c07cfca03b55371089de6aa230d8c951fa0#options/locale_readme.md
• pkg:git/cygwin.com/cgit/newlib-cygwin@6d049c54c3314da31d9ffac133a6a2f2dfecaac2
• pkg:git/projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git
• pkg:git/gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/adwaita-fonts