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diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt index 5faaaa5fe..1fd512bca 100644 --- a/Documentation/githooks.txt +++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt @@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ DESCRIPTION Hooks are little scripts you can place in `$GIT_DIR/hooks` directory to trigger action at certain points. When -'git-init' is run, a handful example hooks are copied in the +'git-init' is run, a handful of example hooks are copied into the `hooks` directory of the new repository, but by default they are 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. applypatch-msg @@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ This hook is invoked by 'git-commit' right after preparing the default log message, and before the editor is started. It takes one to three parameters. The first is the name of the file -that the commit log message. The second is the source of the commit +that contains the commit log message. The second is the source of the commit message, and can be: `message` (if a `-m` or `-F` option was given); `template` (if a `-t` option was given or the configuration option `commit.template` is set); `merge` (if the |