pre-commit_commit-to-main-guard.sh

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# Setup:
# Assuming you don't alread have a global githooks dir
# 
#   mkdir -p ~/.githooks/
#
# Save this script to the above path.
# Make a shell script called `pre-commit` in the above path (touch ~/.githooks/pre-commit).
# Edit pre-commit script sp it calls this script from it e.g. 
#
#   ``` pre-commit
#   #!/bin/bash
#   bash ~/.githooks/pre-commit_commit-to-main-guard.sh
#   ```
# 
# Configure git 
#
#   git config --global core.hooksPath ~/.githooks

protected_branches=("master" "main")
current_branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)"

# Check if git command is available and if we are in a git repository
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Error: git command failed or not in a git repository."
    exit 1
fi

# Check if the current branch is a protected branch
if echo "${protected_branches[@]}" | grep -wq "$current_branch"; then
    echo "You are about to commit to $current_branch. Are you sure? [y/n]"
    read -p "" -n 1 -r yn
    echo
    if [[ ! $yn =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
        echo "Commit aborted."
        exit 1
    fi
else
    # Not a protected branch, proceed normally
    exit 0
fi