Re: [PATCH] add a 'pre-push' hook

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Aug 19, 2008, 18:58 UTC
Message-ID: <20080819185804.GA17943@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <d411cc4a0808191155g188b0f10je5fd79afb92f36ef@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:55:27AM -0700, Scott Chacon wrote:

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> This commit adds support for a 'pre-push' hook that can be called before
> a `git push` command.
> 
> It takes no arguments currently, but if the .git/hooks/pre-push script
> exists and is executable, it will be called before the 'git push' command
> and will stop the push process if it does not exit with a 0 status.
> 
> This hook can be overridden by passing in the --no-verify or -n option to
> git push.  Documentation and tests have been updated to reflect the change.

Would you care to describe what this is useful for (either in documentation, to help potential users, or at least in the commit log, so we know there is a need that is not otherwise fulfilled)?

-Peff