Handle multiple pre-commit hooks

Question

I have a need to use multiple pre-commit hook scripts. Not sure how to handle them. Should all of them be combined into one single large pre-commit script? If not, how to handle multiple pre-commit scripts?

Answer 1

Should all of them be combined into one single large pre-commit script ?

Yes and no: you can only declare one pre-commit script, so this script should be in charge to:

• call the actual pre-commit scripts
• chose an order for those scripts to be called.

So:

• one pre-commit script
• calling multiple scripts, each one allowing or not (with their exit status) the commit to proceed.