Server-side hook for running scripts associated with auto deployments

post-receive.sample

#!/bin/sh
#
# Server-side hook for running scripts associated with auto deployments.
# 
# Reference:
# http://nicolasgallagher.com/simple-git-deployment-strategy-for-static-sites/
# https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks
# 
# To enable this hook, rename this file to "post-receive".

# assign working directory
# this hook lives within your example.git directory
# this is where you will push the build assets to, from your local machine
# you don’t want the files served here
WEB_DIR=/path/to/example.com

# remove any untracked files and directories
# https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clean
git --work-tree=${WEB_DIR} clean -fd

# if you need to exclude some files from being cleaned out by Git (e.g., a .htpasswd file)
# you can do that using the --exclude option
# this requires Git 1.7.3 or above to be installed on your server
# to enable, uncomment and update.
# git --work-tree=${WEB_DIR} clean -fd --exclude=<pattern>

# force checkout of the latest deploy
# https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout
git --work-tree=${WEB_DIR} checkout --force