how to apply an older patch in local GIT repository?

Are there git hooks for sanitize private information in Rails project to push to a public git repository?

• I want to be able to share the code publicly, but some settings are private. How do I set it up to sanitize the private information, and push it up to a public repository.

• Answer:

  Actually, there’s a much simpler way than using hooks.  Put the private settings into a separate file.  You can include the separate file into your main settings file with the ruby load statement or similar.  Then add the separate file to http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore and don’t check it into the repository. The problem with trying to do this with hooks is that it would basically amount to maintaining two distinct parallel histories.  You’ll just confuse everyone that has to interact with that setup. Keeping your secrets in a separate file (or even a separate repository) is best practice, and it really is the simpler solution.