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Install git-now with Homebrew

Light, temporary commits for git. Version 0.1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install git-now

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Light, temporary commits for git

Commands and aliases

  • git-now

history

Project history and usage

git-now is a Git helper for making light, temporary commits whose messages are derived from the time and diff. The README credits an earlier git-now idea and original code, then presents the Iwata repository as a packaged command-line implementation with subcommands for managing those temporary commits.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2011-08-29. The README links the concept back to a 2010 note by sinsoku and original code by Toshiyuki Kawanishi, showing that the package grew from a Japanese Git workflow idea into a standalone shell-based tool.

Adoption history

git-now had a modest but visible command-line audience: GitHub metadata records more public attention than the smallest Git helper scripts in this batch, and the README documented Homebrew installation alongside manual and Windows installation paths. The tag series in 2011 shows active early packaging around the 0.0 and 0.1 releases.

How it is used

Developers use git-now to checkpoint work without crafting a durable commit message. The command accepts many git-add style options, creates a temporary commit, and provides rebase, push, and grep subcommands for cleaning up or working with those generated commits.

Why package nerds care

The tool belongs to the class of Git workflow extensions that make local history cheaper to create and later reshape. It is notable to package maintainers because it bundles shell scripts, shFlags, shell completion support, Homebrew instructions, and an msysgit-era Windows installer path.

Timeline

  • 2010: README credits the original git-now idea.
  • 2011: Iwata repository was created on GitHub.
  • 2011: v0.0.4.2, v0.1.0.0, and v0.1.1.0 tags were published during early iteration.

Related projects

  • gitflow
  • git add
  • Git rebase workflows

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-nowcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.1.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/iwata/git-now

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-now
Version0.1.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-now
Homepagehttps://github.com/iwata/git-now
Repositoryhttps://github.com/iwata/git-now
Upstream docshttps://github.com/iwata/git-now#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/iwata/git-now/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.1.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:03:31-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgnu-getopt
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-now
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gnu-getoptRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • git-macheteShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow.
  • git-multipushShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow.
  • git-numberShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow.
  • git-branchlessShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-extrasShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.
  • git-flowShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment