git pre-commit for detecting conflicts

pre-commit

#!/bin/bash
#This goes in .git/hooks/pre-commit

git diff --cached --name-status | while read st file; do
        # skip deleted files
        if [ "$st" == 'D' ]; then continue; fi

        if grep -q "^>>>>" "$file"; then
            echo "Conflict detected in $file, aborting commit."
            exit 1
        fi
        if grep -q "^====" "$file"; then
            echo "Conflict detected in $file, aborting commit."
            exit 1
        fi
        if grep -q "^<<<<" "$file"; then
            echo "Conflict detected in $file, aborting commit."
            exit 1
        fi
done