diff --git a/config/git_template/hooks/ctags b/config/git_template/hooks/ctags
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..17f802c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/git_template/hooks/ctags
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# inspired by https://tbaggery.com/2011/08/08/effortless-ctags-with-git.html
+set -o errexit
+
+main() {
+  local git_dir
+  git_dir="$(git rev-parse --git-dir)"
+
+  local tmp_tags
+  tmp_tags="$(mktemp)"
+
+  trap 'rm -f "${tmp_tags}"' EXIT
+
+  git ls-files |
+    ctags \
+      --tag-relative \
+      -L - \
+      -f"${tmp_tags}" \
+      --languages=-javascript,sql
+
+  mv "${tmp_tags}" "${git_dir}/tags"
+}
+
+main "${@}"
diff --git a/config/git_template/hooks/post-checkout b/config/git_template/hooks/post-checkout
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2a5b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/git_template/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o errexit
+
+main() {
+  if [[ -x .git/hooks/ctags ]]; then
+    .git/hooks/ctags &>/dev/null &
+  fi
+}
+
+main "${@}"
diff --git a/config/git_template/hooks/post-commit b/config/git_template/hooks/post-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2a5b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/git_template/hooks/post-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o errexit
+
+main() {
+  if [[ -x .git/hooks/ctags ]]; then
+    .git/hooks/ctags &>/dev/null &
+  fi
+}
+
+main "${@}"
diff --git a/config/git_template/hooks/post-merge b/config/git_template/hooks/post-merge
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2a5b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/git_template/hooks/post-merge
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o errexit
+
+main() {
+  if [[ -x .git/hooks/ctags ]]; then
+    .git/hooks/ctags &>/dev/null &
+  fi
+}
+
+main "${@}"
diff --git a/config/git_template/hooks/post-rewrite b/config/git_template/hooks/post-rewrite
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c7c4071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/git_template/hooks/post-rewrite
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o errexit
+
+main() {
+  if [[ "${1}" == rebase && -x .git/hooks/ctags ]]; then
+    .git/hooks/ctags &>/dev/null &
+  fi
+}
+
+main "${@}"
diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index b413b06..04e46e6 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@
 
 [gpg]
 	program = gpg2
+
+[init]
+	templatedir = ~/.config/git_template