Prevent pushes to git containing tabs in certain files (e.g. *.cpp, *.h, CMakeLists.txt)

Question

I\'d like my remote repository to refuse any pushes that contains a file that contains a tab, but only if the file belongs in a certain class (based on the filename). Is that po

Answer 1

You could setup a pre-push hook, but this is not really in the spirit of the git publication mechanism.

I would rather go with:

• a pre-commit hook, preventing any commit with the wrong content
• or a filter driver that you can easily associate with the right types of file, and which can fix or report any improper content.