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authorMiklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>2008-12-17 22:29:06 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-12-17 13:37:14 -0800
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githooks documentation: add a note about the +x mode
In a freshly initialized repo it is only necessary to rename the .sample hooks, but when using older repos (initialized with older git init) enabled the +x mode is still necessary - docuement this. Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ directory to trigger action at certain points. When
all disabled. To enable a hook, rename it by removing its `.sample`
suffix.
+NOTE: It is also a requirement for a given hook to be executable.
+However - in a freshly initialized repository - the `.sample` files are
+executable by default.
+
This document describes the currently defined hooks.
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