Hooks

Rationale

• Shell scripts to be triggered when certain actions are performed (e.g. commit).

• Can be used to automate checks and routine jobs.

• Hooks are local. They won't be copied using git clone.

How to run

• The hooks are stored in .git/hooks.

• By default, they are deactivated by the extension .sample.

• To use them, remove the .sample extension, e.g. pre-commit.sample -> pre-commit.

• The hooks are not limited to Bash, you can use Python or Perl, as long as it can be run from the terminal.

More information

• Git Hooks (Atlassian)