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# Lint automatically with hooks

Follow the steps to create a pre-commit hook

1. Create the file `pre-commit` inside the path `.git/hooks/` of your local repository with this content:

```bash
#!/bin/bash

ROOT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"

echo "Running Flake8"
flake8 ${ROOT_DIR} --statistics
```

1. Assign it execution permission

```shell
$ chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
```