Fisherman provides several commands to help you manage Git hooks. This document outlines the available commands and how to use them.

fisherman install [OPTIONS] [HOOKS]

Installs Git hooks into your repository's .git/hooks directory.

Options:

• -f, --force - Overwrite existing hook scripts

Arguments:

• HOOKS - Optional list of specific hooks to install (e.g., pre-commit, commit-msg) If omitted, all hooks configured in .fisherman.toml will be installed

Example:

# Install all configured hooks
fisherman install

# Force install specific hooks
fisherman install --force pre-commit commit-msg

fisherman explain <HOOK>

Displays detailed information about a specific hook's configuration and rules.

Arguments:

• HOOK - The Git hook to explain (required)

Example:

fisherman explain pre-commit

Output shows the hook description and all configured rules that will run when the hook is triggered.

fisherman handle <HOOK>

Executes the specified hook and its associated rules. This command is primarily used internally when Git triggers a hook. But it can be useful for testing or debugging purposes.

Arguments:

• HOOK - The Git hook to handle (required)

Example:

fisherman handle pre-commit

All commands support the following common options:

• -h, --help - Print help information.
• -V, --version - Print version information.