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

Project links

Homepage

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

Sources

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 bottle metadata was recorded.

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`git-now`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03

manager version0.1.1.0

manager updated2026-08-02

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-now
Version	0.1.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/iwata/git-now
Repository	https://github.com/iwata/git-now
Last updated	2026-08-02T20:52:06+09:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/git-now.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install git-now with Homebrew