How can I prevent non-fastforward pushes to selected branch(es) in git?

Question

I would like to protect my git repository so only non master branches can be overwritten. Is there a way to protect only selected branches?

Answer 1

This SO answer will give you what you're looking for. Just edit it to apply to the master branch instead:

#!/bin/sh
# lock the master branch for pushing
refname="$1"

if [ "$refname" = "refs/heads/master" ]
then
    echo "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    echo "You cannot push to the master branch."
    echo "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    exit 1
fi
exit 0

Update:
This will prevent all pushes to the master branch, including fast-forward.