How to remove git hooks

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I had set up a git hook in pre-commit file to run git pull before any commit. Now I have deleted that file and restarted my computer multiple times, but that hook is still running before my commits.

How can I remove or disable that completely?

Ali Farhoudi · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-13T11:02:05.647

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I figured out what was causing that:
I had created my pre-commit hook in git core directory, but the git had created a pre-commit hook in project's .git/hooks/ directory. I just removed it.

It means running the command that @romin21 mentioned inside project's root directory:

rm -rf .git/hooks

edited Apr 13 '22 at 11:02

answered Oct 20 '16 at 07:55

Ali Farhoudi

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What about pushing this change to remote repo? – Nikola Mitic Aug 30 '18 at 12:01
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.git directory won't be pushed to remote. It just keeps info about repository in local. – Ali Farhoudi Sep 01 '18 at 04:50
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My `.git/hooks` keeps show up even after I deleted it again and again, any advice? – Galaxy Oct 15 '19 at 08:47
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@hxpax Let the directory be. Just delete its contents. – Ali Farhoudi Oct 15 '19 at 09:04
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Run `rm -rf .git/hooks` in your project root directory. – romin21 Feb 25 '20 at 13:20
thank you @romin21 for saving my day, this should be the correct answer – uowzd01 Apr 13 '22 at 07:19

score 39 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '16 at 18:21

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Based on the documentation, git hooks should reside in $GIT_DIR/hooks/ - verify this dir does not contain the pre-commit hook file

If the problem persists, you could flag your git commit with --no-verify (that should bypass the pre-commit hook)

Information can be found at:

https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks

answered Oct 10 '16 at 18:21

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Thanks roger. I had created ```pre-commit``` hook based on ```pre-commit.sample``` in ```$GIT_DIR/hooks/``` and then I removed it. I even searched for hook using ```locate pre-commit``` and there's nothing left, but it's running yet. – Ali Farhoudi Oct 11 '16 at 15:45
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`--no-verify` is only partially helpful. If you want to do `git checkout` or wanna do `git rebase -i`, and those commits won't be allowed, there's nothing you can do. – Danon Jan 30 '19 at 12:38

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '23 at 06:28

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Alternatively there might be a path for hooksPath in your git config folder. You can open the config file in .git/config and remove or change the line starting with hooksPath.

answered Mar 21 '23 at 06:28

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 07 '23 at 05:32

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git config --unset core.hookspath

answered Aug 07 '23 at 05:32

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