# Install git-now with Homebrew Light, temporary commits for git. Version 0.1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-now ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-now ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-now - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.1.0 - **Source summary:** Light, temporary commits for git - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:31-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-now (cli) - git-now (alias) ## Dependencies - gnu-getopt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.1.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/iwata/git-now - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-now - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [gnu-getopt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-getopt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git-machete](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-machete/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow. - [git-multipush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-multipush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow. - [git-number](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-number/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, git-workflow. - [git-branchless](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-branchless/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-extras](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-extras/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-flow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-flow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-fresh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-fresh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control, workflow. - [git-lfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-lfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-now.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-now.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph