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Is it possible to set Git up in a way that it will tell me when a choice file(s) has been modified. I would like this to be setup similarly to a git hook, but I don't need to know when anything in the whole project has been changed only a choice file.

This is for a Java project that I am running in eclipse.

Edit I have been considering this and am wondering if it is possible to accomplish this without putting in a Git hook that all other developers will need to run. I realize that might not be possible, if it is not possible I will accept the more standard answer.

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  • @SparshKhandelwal choice file(s) = one or more files in a project. For example if I wanted to know every time some developer pushed a change to a controller or a config file. How would I do this in an automated way? Commented May 8, 2015 at 17:43
  • How would you want to be notified? Commented May 8, 2015 at 17:58
  • @chepner email would be my first choice, but other conventional methods like RSS would be fine. Commented May 8, 2015 at 18:16
  • Did you ever encounter an alternative solution? Commented Jun 2, 2015 at 1:00
  • @Scott'scm6079' thanks for doubling back! I never found an alternative way. Seems like a CI solution like Jenkins might be possible though I have not had the time to devote. Until such time as a better solution is found I'm going with your answer. Commented Jun 2, 2015 at 4:00

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You can hook the whole directory (e.g. pre commit), and then filter to get just the file(s) you want.

my_files=$(git status --short | grep -E '^(A|M)' | awk '{ print $2 }' | grep -E 'WhateverPatternYouNeed\.php$') for file in $my_files; do # Do something... done

Of course your "do-something" can make a curl call to text you, email, etc.

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