Pre-commit Hooks: Your Code's Quality Gatekeeper
Think of a pre-commit hook as a bouncer for your codebase. It's a script that runs before Git finalizes a commit, checking your changes against project rules. Use it to automatically lint code, run formatters, or check for secrets before they enter history.
A pre-commit hook is like a bouncer for your codebase: a local script Git runs before creating a commit. It inspects staged changes and can block the commit if they fail quality checks. Use it to auto-run linters, formatters, or scan for secrets, giving instant feedback. The biggest mistake is assuming hooks are shared; they live in your local `.git/hooks` directory and are not version-controlled, so your CI must also run the same checks to enforce standards for the whole team.
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