git-now-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 09,2025

1. Install "git-now-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install git-now-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                git-now-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall git-now-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                git-now-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "git-now-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone git-now-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/git-now-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/git-now-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/git-now-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/git-now-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the git-now-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 204735
Name: git-now-git
PackageBaseID: 74558
PackageBase: git-now-git
Version: 20131020-1
Description: A temporary commit tool for git
URL: https://github.com/iwata/git-now
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sumito3478
Submitter: sumito3478
FirstSubmitted: 1382199361
LastModified: 1435613352
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-now-git.tar.gz