pre-commit

Git hooks that run linters and security checks before commit

🐧 Linux🍎 Mac🪟 Windows

Reviewed: 2026-06|Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

pre-commit installs Git hooks that run linters and formatters before each commit.

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Config files for pre-commit

Where to create or edit the main configuration — paths below match the setup steps.

.pre-commit-config.yaml
Location: Repository root
Hooks — linters, formatters before commit

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Step 01

Install pre-commit

(01)Install pre-commit

Linux

1pip install pre-commit
2# Or: sudo apt-get install pre-commit

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Step 02

Configure pre-commit

(01)Configure pre-commit

Linux

1cat > .pre-commit-config.yaml << 'EOF'
2repos:
3  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
4    rev: v4.6.0
5    hooks:
6      - id: trailing-whitespace
7      - id: check-yaml
8EOF
9pre-commit install

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Step 03

Verify

(01)Verify installation

Linux

1pre-commit run --all-files