.configfor/home/username/.configconfigs.etcfor files in/etc/.gentoofor files used only with Gentoo.homefor dotfiles that reside in/home/username/.patches— various local patches not meant (mostly) for upstream.
git_hooks/pre-commit for committing symbolic links (in dotfiles subdirectories linked to their /home/username/.config/ targets) as not links but real files.
Copy pre-commit into .git/hooks/, chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit and automatically use it.
Or use git config core.hooksPath "./git_hooks" instead.