Git pre-svn-dcommit hook

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I work on a remote SVN repository using git-svn and I use git-flow workflow for my local development.

Unfortunately accidentally a couple of times I did the svn dcommit while being on a feature branch, while I want to only dcommit master.

What I'd like to do is to create a pre-svn-dcommit hook that would check whether I'm on the master branch or not. Unfortunately git doesn't seem to ship with such hook.

I did find two potential approaches/solution:

https://github.com/padwan-ragavan/preSVNDcommitHook - I'm not too comfortable with replacing the git-svn binary though.
http://davidsouther.com/2012/04/git-svn-dcommit-hooks/ - this on the other hand looks a bit too complicated for my liking (and needs).

Any advices how this can be achieved?

possible duplicate of How can I avoid an accidental dcommit from a local branch — me_and
– me_and, Commented Jun 5, 2013 at 11:16
This thread says that this functionality was added.. but it doesn't seem to run my pre commit hook when I try it: git.661346.n2.nabble.com/… — Daniel Kaplan
– Daniel Kaplan, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 19:03

mart1n · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-05 11:16:39Z

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You could create a Git alias that throws an error when you're trying to commit on a non-master branch:

svndcm = "!f(){ if [[ $(git branch --no-color | sed -n "s/\* \(.*\)/\1/p") == "master" ]]; then git svn dcommit; else echo "Error"; fi }; f"

Include the above line in the [alias] section of your ~/.gitconfig file and then use git svndcm to dcommit your changes. Modify the alias name and error message to your liking :)

answered Jun 5, 2013 at 11:16

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:30:42Z

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As you note, there's no easy solution using Git natively. I achieve similar things by using the shell to catch calls to git and add additional features before calling git itself.

See How can I avoid an accidental dcommit from a local branch for a script that should do exactly what you're after.

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