bypass pre-commit hook for merge commits

Question

I setup some git hooks to run some gulp commands on pre-commit. I basically run jshint/plato. I basically want to bypass these for two c

Answer 1

So I just found a command that I think i can use to detect the "merge_head"

 git rev-parse -q --verify MERGE_HEAD

If rev-parse returns a hash that means we are currently in a merge state. I can use that to bypass this logic. But will wait for some better advice from more experienced individuals.