Git Integration

donttouch detects git repos automatically and offers enhanced protection through hooks.

Hooks

Two hooks are available:

Pre-commit

Runs donttouch check before each commit. Blocks the commit if:

• Any protected file has been staged for commit
• Any protected file is not read-only

Pre-push

Runs donttouch check-push before each push. Blocks the push if:

• Protection is disabled (enabled = false)

This prevents you from pushing code while protection is turned off.

Installing Hooks

Via init

The interactive donttouch init wizard offers to install hooks automatically.

Husky Support

If you use Husky, donttouch detects the .husky/ directory and installs into your existing Husky hooks rather than overwriting .git/hooks/.

Manual

You can add to your git hooks manually:

# .git/hooks/pre-commit (or .husky/pre-commit)
donttouch check

# .git/hooks/pre-push (or .husky/pre-push)
donttouch check-push

Plain Directory Mode

Use --ignoregit to skip git detection entirely:

donttouch init --ignoregit

This forces plain directory mode even inside a git repo — no hooks, no staged file checking.

Hook Cleanup

donttouch remove cleanly removes hook entries without destroying other hook content. It only removes the lines it added.