git - protect local master branch, prevent commit and push
If you've worked with a remote git hosting service like github , you're likely familiar with the concept of protecting a branch . Other remote git hosting services ( vsts , bitbucket , gitlab , etc) also support the concept. It's a good idea to protect your remote in this way, but why stop there? You can also protect your local dev environment from human error by using git hooks . A new git repo (`git init`) comes with various hook examples in the `.git/hooks/` directory. We can tie into two of those hooks, `pre-commit` and `pre-push`, to prevent commits to your local master branch, and to prevent attempting to push to the remote master branch (even from a local feature branch). Place the two files found in the gist linked below in your repo's .git/hooks directory to prevent the two actions described above: https://gist.github.com/aaronhoffman/ffbfd36928f9336be2436cffe39feaec Hope this helps, Aaron