GIT pre-reception

Question

Is there a way to change the file that is being clicked on to the server using server-side pre-reception ?

Say I want to add something to the end of a file, for example:

//End of Org 

every time someone clicks on my repo.

Is there a way you can modify a file using git hooks ?

Answer 1

I would prefer to use a filter driver that can work with the contents of each file to check if your line is there and add it if not, during the verification step.

This will:

• smudge script
• can be replicated when cloning your repo (unlike hooks that are not copied when cloning a repo if you do not use the template directory )

Answer 2

Just for the sake of completeness: it should be pretty obvious from the name that what you are asking for is simply not possible. The pre-receive hook cannot modify files because it has not yet been received!