# [PATCH] Updated githooks docs to cover pre-push script 1 messages from 2008-08-19 to 2008-08-19. Participants: Scott Chacon. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/15095 ## Scott Chacon, 2008-08-19 19:07 Subject: [PATCH] Updated githooks docs to cover pre-push script Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d411cc4a0808191207j28380749i922ae9981f3e32dd%40mail.gmail.com ``` The new entry covers how the pre-push script runs and outlines possible use-cases for the script. Signed-off-by: Scott Chacon --- Documentation/githooks.txt | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt index 046a2a7..939181f 100644 --- a/Documentation/githooks.txt +++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt @@ -299,6 +299,18 @@ This hook is invoked by 'git-gc --auto'. It takes no parameter, and exiting with non-zero status from this script causes the 'git-gc --auto' to abort. +pre-push +----------- + +This hook is invoked by 'git push'. It takes no parameter, and +exiting with non-zero status from this script causes the 'git push' +command to abort. + +This script is useful for self-enforcing policies, such as running a script +that checks for code-compliance, running automated tests, etc. You can +use this script to help ensure that your pushes are sane in an automatic +fashion. + GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite -- 1.6.0.GIT ```