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Re: [PATCH v2] add: support pre-add hook

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 11, 2026, 21:24 UTC
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Chandra <Chandrakr@pm.me> writes:
>> the word pre-add ... would not look good
>
> Originally, I wanted to call these pre-staging hooks.

I was not talking about the choice of words. If pre-commit interferes before a commit is made in 'git commit', pre-add is a natural phrase to use to interfere 'git add'.

It was a comment only on how it is typeset in the documentation, e.g., should it be `pre-add` (for verbatim), 'pre-add', _pre_add_, etc.

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Message 8 of 26 in “add: support pre-add hook”
  1. add: support pre-add hookChandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget, Feb 10, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2026
  4. RE: add: support pre-add hookChandra, Feb 11, 2026
  5. add: support pre-add hookChandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget, Feb 11, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2026
  7. ChandraFeb 11, 2026
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2026
  9. ChandraFeb 11, 2026
  10. ChandraFeb 25, 2026
  11. add: support pre-add hookChandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2026
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2026
  13. Ben KnobleMar 4, 2026
  14. Phillip WoodMar 5, 2026
  15. add: support pre-add hookChandra, Mar 5, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2026
  17. add: support pre-add hookChandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget, Mar 5, 2026
  18. Adrian RatiuMar 5, 2026
  19. ChandraMar 5, 2026
  20. add: support pre-add hookChandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget, Mar 5, 2026
  21. Adrian RatiuMar 5, 2026
  22. ChandraMar 5, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2026
  24. ChandraMar 6, 2026
  25. Phillip WoodMar 13, 2026
  26. Phillip WoodMar 5, 2026

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