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 To see other possible options, run `gdscript-formatter` without any arguments.
 
+## Git pre-commit hook
+
+You can run the `gdscript-formatter` automatically on staged `.gd` prior to each commit. This repository includes a pre-commit hook you can copy into your project.
+
+From the root of your project, run:
+
+```sh
+cp path/to/GDScript-formatter/hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
+chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
+```
+
+This copies the hook into `.git/hooks/`, where Git looks for hooks to run automatically. Git will now run the formatter on your staged `.gd` files before every commit.
+
 ## Linting GDScript files
 
 The formatter also includes a linter that checks for style and convention issues according to the official GDScript style guide.
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..499c04e
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+staged=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep '\.gd$')
+[ -z "$staged" ] && exit 0
+echo "$staged" | xargs gdscript-formatter
+git add $staged