TIL Git Hooks Exist (After a Decade of Using Git)

The author stumbled upon the existence of Git hooks after creating a tool to flag problematic commits, revealing a decade of Git usage without knowing about these scripts that run automatically at certain points like post-commit or pre-push. These hooks can be placed in the.git/hooks/ directory, and Git will execute them without any configuration or plugin API. This discovery highlights the power and simplicity of Git hooks for automating workflows, emphasizing their potential to enhance productivity and enforce best practices in version control.