diff --git a/stdplugins/snip.py b/stdplugins/snip.py
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+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+import os
+import sys
+import uuid
+from telethon import events, utils
+from telethon.tl import types, functions
+
+
+# {name: (text, media)}
+snips = storage.snips or {}
+
+
+def remove_snip(name):
+    if name in snips:
+        text, media = snips[name]
+        if media:
+            try:
+                os.remove(text)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print('failed to remove', snip, 'due to', e, file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+@borg.on(events.NewMessage(pattern=r'.snip (\w+)'))
+async def on_message(event):
+    msg = await event.reply_message
+    name = event.pattern_match.group(1)
+    if msg:
+        remove_snip(name)
+        if msg.media:
+            file = await borg.download_media(
+                msg.media, os.path.join(storage._root, str(uuid.uuid4())))
+            snips[name] = (file, True)
+        else:
+            snips[name] = (msg.message, False)
+        storage.snips = snips
+    elif name in snips:
+        text, media = snips[name]
+        if media:
+            await borg.send_file(await event.input_chat, text)
+        else:
+            await borg.send_message(await event.input_chat, text)
+
+    await event.delete()