One-Sentence Summary. git snooze lets you defer local Git changes for a fixed time, and forces them to come back so they can’t be forgotten.

Abstract. git snooze is a small Git tool that temporarily hides local changes for a fixed number of days. Unlike git stash, snoozed changes automatically reappear after their deadline and warn you, making forgotten work impossible.

Keywords. git, productivity, developer-tools, cli, workflow, vibe-coding

1 Like git-stash with a timer

git stash is useful.

It’s also a graveyard.

People stash things “for later”… and later never comes.

Changes disappear. Context is lost. Work is forgotten.

That’s not a Git problem. That’s a human workflow problem.

2 The idea

What if stashed work had a timer?

• Hide changes for N days
• Automatically bring them back
• Warn you when they reappear
• Never rely on memory

That’s git snooze.

3 What is git snooze?

git snooze is a small Git-side tool for time-based deferral of local changes.

Think of it as:

A timed alternative to git stash that resets automatically.

3.1 Core properties

• ⏱ Time-based (default: 4 days)
• 👀 Always visible (git snooze -l)
• ⚠ Automatically reappears
• 🧠 Impossible to forget
• 🏠 Local-only (no history, no remotes)

4 How it works (briefly)

• Tracked files \(\to\) hidden using git update-index --skip-worktree

• Untracked files \(\to\) renamed to *.Nd.snoozed.* and ignored via .gitignore

• State \(\to\) stored locally in .git/snooze.db

• Automation \(\to\) a pre-commit hook runs git snooze sweep \(\to\) expired snoozes are automatically undone \(\to\) a warning is printed to stdout

No commits. No branches. No magic.

5 Installation (30 seconds)

5.1 Download link (raw script)

👉 Download: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/siran/3640fd147e26c88ea9db0dbe01c15d6c/raw/git-snooze.py

5.2 One-line install (recommended)

curl -fsSL
"https://gist.githubusercontent.com/siran/3640fd147e26c88ea9db0dbe01c15d6c/raw/git-snooze.py"
-o /tmp/git-snooze \ && python3 /tmp/git-snooze install --global \ && rm -f
/tmp/git-snooze

That’s it.

• Installs git-snooze to ~/.local/bin

• Sets one alias only:

  
  git snooze → git-snooze
  

6 Basic usage

6.1 Snooze a file (default: 4 days)

git snooze notes.md

6.2 Snooze for a specific duration

git snooze notes.md 7

6.3 Snooze everything (stash-like, but timed)

git snooze all git snooze all 14

7 Unsnoozing

7.1 Unsnooze one file

git snooze -u notes.md

7.2 Unsnooze everything immediately

git snooze -u all

Unsnoozing is idempotent and index-authoritative. Even if metadata is missing, the index is always restored.

8 Seeing what’s snoozed

git snooze -l

Output is grouped by days remaining, so you can see what’s about to reappear.

9 Automatic reminders (the important part)

On every commit:

• git snooze sweep runs automatically
• Expired snoozes are undone
• A warning is printed if anything wakes up

You cannot accidentally forget snoozed work.

10 Extra safety

• The tool refuses to snooze itself unless forced
• git snooze all never breaks your setup
• git snooze doctor --repair can rebuild metadata if needed
• git snooze uninstall cleans up cleanly (and asks before deleting state)

11 Why this exists

I kept losing work in git stash.

Not because Git is bad — but because humans forget.

git snooze doesn’t trust memory. It trusts time.

That’s the whole idea.

12 Source & license

• Provided as-is, use at your own risk.
• Single-file script (Python 3.6+)
• Readable, hackable, local-only
• MIT-style, do what you want

👉 Source / download: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/siran/3640fd147e26c88ea9db0dbe01c15d6c/raw/git-snooze.py

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