Git pre-commit hook for PHP syntax validation using Msysgit Bash

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/sh

php_syntax_check()
{
    retval=0    
    for i in $(git diff-index --name-only --cached HEAD -- | grep -E '\.(php|engine|theme|install|inc|module|test)$'); do
        if [ -f $i ]; then                
                output=$(/c/progra~2/zend/zendserver/bin/php.exe -l $i)                
                if [ "$output" == "No syntax errors detected in $i" ];
                then
                        echo "PHP syntax check for $i: OK"                        
                else
                        echo "=============================================================================="
                        echo "Unstaging $i for the commit due to PHP parse errors:"
                        echo "$output"
                        git reset -q HEAD $i
                        retval=1                                
                fi
        fi
    done

    if [ $retval -gt 0 ]; then
        exit $retval
    fi
}
php_syntax_check