Modify the variable to change the protected git branch

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Protect a branch from commits

Modify the variable to change the protected git branch. Drop pre-commit into .git/hooks to use.

pre-commit

#!/bin/bash

protected_branch='develop'
current_branch=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD | sed -e 's,.*/\(.*\),\1,')

if [ $protected_branch = $current_branch ]
then
    read -p "You're about to commit to develop, is that really a world that you want to live in? [y|n] " -n 1 -r < /dev/tty
    echo
    if echo $REPLY | grep -E '^[Yy]$' > /dev/null
    then
        echo "You just committed to develop!"
        exit 0 # push will execute
    fi
    echo "You didn't commit to develop - phew!"
    exit 1 # push will not execute
else
    exit 0 # push will execute
fi