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[PATCH 0/4] Specify hooks via configs

From
Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2026, 16:51 UTC
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<20260204165126.1548805-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Hello everyone,

This series adds a new feature: the ability to specify commands to run for hook events via config entries (including shell commands).

The config schema is identical to the one developed by Emily and AEvar a few years ago [1] though the implementation is significantly different because it's based on the new / cleaned-up hook.[ch] APIs. [2].

For simplicity, hooks are still executed sequentially (.jobs == 1) in this series, just like before. Parallel execution will be enabled in a separate series based on this one.

The hook execution order is this:
1. Hooks read from the config. If multiple hook commands are specified
   for a single event, they are executed in config discovery order.
2. The default hooks from the hookdir.
The above order can be changed if necessary.

Again, this is based on the latest v8 hooks-conversion series [2] which has not yet landed in next or master.

Branch pused to GitHub: [3] Succesful CI run: [4]

Many thanks to all who contributed to this effort up to now, including Emily, AEvar, Junio, Patrick, Peff, Kristoffer, Chris and many others.

Thank you, Adrian

1: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20210715232603.3415111-1-emilyshaffer@google.com/ 2: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20250925125352.1728840-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com/T/#m41f793907f46fd04f44ff1b06c53d20af38e6cb2 3: https://github.com/10ne1/git/tree/refs/heads/dev/aratiu/config-hooks-v1 4: https://github.com/10ne1/git/actions/runs/21676691521

Emily Shaffer (4):
  hook: run a list of hooks
  hook: introduce "git hook list"
  hook: include hooks from the config
  hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocations
 Documentation/config/hook.adoc |  17 +++
 Documentation/git-hook.adoc    | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 builtin/hook.c                 |  53 ++++++++++
 builtin/receive-pack.c         |  23 +++-
 git.c                          |   2 +-
 hook.c                         | 188 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 hook.h                         |  55 +++++++++-
 refs.c                         |  23 +++-
 t/t1800-hook.sh                | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 transport.c                    |  23 +++-
 10 files changed, 633 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/config/hook.adoc
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2.52.0.732.gb351b5166d.dirty
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  1. 0/4 Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  2. 2/4 hook: introduce "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  4. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  5. 3/4 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  6. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  7. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  8. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 10, 2026
  9. Adrian RatiuFeb 10, 2026
  10. 1/4 hook: run a list of hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2026
  12. Adrian RatiuFeb 6, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  14. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  15. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 10, 2026
  16. 4/4 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  18. 0/8 Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  19. 2/8 hook: run a list of hooks to prepare for multihook supportAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  20. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  21. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  22. 1/8 hook: add internal state alloc/free callbacksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  24. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  26. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  27. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  28. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  29. 3/8 hook: add "git hook list" commandAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  30. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  31. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  32. 5/8 hook: allow disabling config hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  33. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  34. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  35. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  37. 6/8 hook: allow event = "" to overwrite previous valuesAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  38. 4/8 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  40. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  41. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  42. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  43. 7/8 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  44. 8/8 hook: add -z option to "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  46. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  47. brian m. carlsonFeb 20, 2026
  48. Adrian RatiuFeb 21, 2026
  49. Adrian RatiuFeb 22, 2026
  50. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  51. Adrian RatiuFeb 26, 2026
  52. brian m. carlsonFeb 25, 2026
  53. Adrian RatiuFeb 26, 2026
  54. 00/12 [next] Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  55. 02/12 hook: run a list of hooks to prepare for multihook supportAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  56. 03/12 hook: add "git hook list" commandAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  57. 01/12 hook: add internal state alloc/free callbacksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  58. 04/12 string-list: add unsorted_string_list_remove()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  59. 06/12 hook: allow disabling config hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  60. 05/12 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  61. SZEDER GáborApr 6, 2026
  62. Adrian RatiuApr 8, 2026
  63. 07/12 hook: allow event = "" to overwrite previous valuesAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  64. 08/12 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  65. 09/12 hook: add -z option to "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  66. 10/12 hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named structAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  67. 11/12 hook: store and display scope for configured hooks in git hook listAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  68. 12/12 hook: show disabled hooks in "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  69. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026
  70. Adrian RatiuMar 2, 2026
  71. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026

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