Git post-commit hook as a background task

Question

I have a script, that I need to run after committing to a project under git revision control. Therefore I created a post-commit hook in my projects .git directory in the sub

Answer 1

You could also use the at command. You may have to install it first

echo /path/to/your/executable | at now

OR:

echo bash /path/to/your/script | at now

See the at(1) manual page for more info about at (man at or the online version)

Answer 2

Try to use nohup

#!/bin/sh
# I am a post-commit hook
nohup /usr/local/bin/my_script &

Answer 3

If you change #!/bin/sh to #!/bin/bash (assuming you're ok with using bash), and use nohup, your example should work.

Answer 4

Here's how it works for me:

#!/bin/sh
# I am a post-commit hook
nohup /usr/local/bin/my_script &>/dev/null &