pre-commit

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pre-commit is a framework for managing and maintaining multi-language Git pre-commit hooks. It automatically installs and runs hooks written in any language before each commit, catching issues like formatting errors and debug statements before code review.

Use cases

• run linters automatically before every git commit
• share linting hooks across multiple projects
• use linters written in other languages without installing their toolchains
• check for trailing whitespace and missing semicolons on commit
• enforce code style checks before code review
• manage pre-commit hook dependencies without root access

When to choose

• you want consistent automated checks on every commit across a team
• your project uses linters written in multiple languages
• you want to share hook configurations across many repositories
• you want to catch trivial style issues before human review

When to avoid

• you only need a CI pipeline check without local git hooks
• your team commits infrequently and hooks would slow the workflow
• you need hooks for non-git version control systems

Facets

framework · maturity stable

linter developer-tools cli code-review formatter developer-tools version-control python cross-platform cli git-hooks pre-commit-hooks code-quality multi-language linting command-line automation

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