t-b/git-pre-commit-hook-windows-filenames

Git pre-commit hook for enforcing legal filenames on windows

Installation

Copy the file pre-commit to .git/hooks and make it executable.

By executing

git config hooks.enforcecompatiblefilenames true

you can then enable the hook.

Testing

Clone the repository and execute ./test-hook.sh

Limitation

The maximum absolute file path can not be reliable enforced as the path length leading to the repository root is unknown for other clients.

git-pre-commit-hook-windows-filenames's Issues

Add CI support using github actions

Run the whole thing in a debian buster docker image, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/58521709

License/copying terms missing for this repository

I realize this is a very old repository, but it provides a very useful program that I have not found elsewhere. (Thank you for creating it!) I would like to use it in other projects; however, this repository currently only gives a copyright – it mentions no terms of use or redistribution. If at all possible, it would be very helpful to add a license so that people who come across this repository can know what they can or can't do.

(Selfishly, I would like to recommend a nonviral license such as the Apache, MIT or BSD licenses, so that forks of this script can be placed in repositories that use those software licenses. But, obviously, the decision is up to the author.)

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