🔐 Gitleaks Pre-commit Hook Installer

A cross-platform Git pre-commit hook that integrates Gitleaks to automatically scan your staged code for secrets before every commit.

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📌 Purpose

This hook helps you prevent accidental commits of sensitive data such as:

• API keys
• Tokens
• Passwords
• Secrets in environment files or source code

If secrets are detected, the commit is blocked and a warning is displayed.

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⚙️ Supported Platforms & Architectures

Operating System	Supported Architectures
Linux	x86_64, arm64
macOS	x86_64, arm64 (M1/M2)
Windows	x86_64

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🚀 Installation

You can install the pre-commit hook and gitleaks in one command using curl:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ev-smoke/gitleak-checker/main/install.sh | bash

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🛠 Configuration

during installation script set enable flag for git config, but any time you can set it manually

Enable or disable the hook at any time using Git config:

# Enable the hook (default)
git config gitleaks.enabled true

# Disable the hook
git config gitleaks.enabled false

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🧪 Example Usage

# Add a file that accidentally contains a secret
git add config.py

# Attempt to commit
git commit -m "Add config"

# Output:
# [Gitleaks] Secret(s) detected. Commit rejected.

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📦 Notes

• If gitleaks is not installed, the script will download it automatically.

• You can add ~/.gitleaks/ to your PATH to use gitleaks globally:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.gitleaks:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc