[GSoC Patch v2 4/7] repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffix formatting
From: K Jayatheerth <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-17 13:34:35
Subsystem:
documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
External tool integrations and validation systems need a stable way to identify where the repository hooks are stored. Currently, this involves relying on `git rev-parse --git-path hooks` or querying `core.hooksPath` manually. Introduce `path.hooks.absolute` and `path.hooks.relative` keys to `git repo info`. This allows tools to discover the active hooks location natively, ensuring proper resolution regardless of whether Git is using the standard `.git/hooks` structure or a custom `core.hooksPath` setup. Mentored-by: Justin Tobler [off-list ref] Mentored-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro [off-list ref] Signed-off-by: K Jayatheerth <redacted> --- Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 8 ++++++++ builtin/repo.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ t/t1900-repo-info.sh | 6 ++++++ 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
index 8429a44b43..7bc1c51310 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ values that they return: `path.gitdir.relative`:: The path to the Git repository directory relative to the current working directory. +`path.hooks.absolute`:: + The canonical absolute path to the repository's hooks directory. + Respects `core.hooksPath` configuration adjustments. + +`path.hooks.relative`:: + The path to the repository's hooks directory relative to the current + working directory. Respects `core.hooksPath` configuration adjustments. + `path.objects.absolute`:: The canonical absolute path to the repository's object database directory. Respects the `GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY` environment override.
diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
index d6bdd5bcfa..c921de222d 100644
--- a/builtin/repo.c
+++ b/builtin/repo.c@@ -122,6 +122,26 @@ static int get_path_gitdir_relative(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) return 0; } +static int get_path_hooks_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) +{ + struct strbuf hooks_path = STRBUF_INIT; + + repo_git_path_replace(repo, &hooks_path, "hooks"); + format_path(buf, hooks_path.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL); + strbuf_release(&hooks_path); + return 0; +} + +static int get_path_hooks_relative(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) +{ + struct strbuf hooks_path = STRBUF_INIT; + + repo_git_path_replace(repo, &hooks_path, "hooks"); + format_path(buf, hooks_path.buf, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE); + strbuf_release(&hooks_path); + return 0; +} + static int get_path_objects_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf) { const char *obj_dir = repo_get_object_directory(repo);
@@ -216,6 +236,8 @@ static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = { { "path.commondir.relative", get_path_commondir_relative }, { "path.gitdir.absolute", get_path_gitdir_absolute }, { "path.gitdir.relative", get_path_gitdir_relative }, + { "path.hooks.absolute", get_path_hooks_absolute }, + { "path.hooks.relative", get_path_hooks_relative }, { "path.objects.absolute", get_path_objects_absolute }, { "path.objects.relative", get_path_objects_relative }, { "path.superproject-working-tree.absolute", get_path_superproject_absolute },
diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
index 260f4fde43..cd3f856d04 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ test_repo_info_path 'gitdir with explicit GIT_DIR' 'gitdir' \ '.git' \ 'GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR' +test_repo_info_path 'hooks standard fallback' 'hooks' '.git/hooks' + +test_repo_info_path 'hooks with core.hooksPath override' 'hooks' \ + 'custom-hooks' \ + 'git config core.hooksPath "$ROOT/custom-hooks" && mkdir -p "$ROOT/custom-hooks"' + test_repo_info_path 'objects standard' 'objects' '.git/objects' test_repo_info_path 'objects with GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY override' 'objects' \
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