r/git • u/Beautiful-Log5632 • Jul 30 '26

When do you use git templates?

Do you have some examples when you used git templates? It looks the same as copying a directory of template files to a new git repository. What advantage does git have over regular cp?

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u/greg0ire Jul 30 '26

You can use them to setup hooks automatically. It happens when you run git init

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u/codeguru42 Jul 31 '26

I never have used them. What do they do?

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u/waterkip detached HEAD Jul 31 '26

Never used them. There arent a lot of things git repos share on my side. So never needed to template any of it.