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 example hooks are copied in 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.
applypatch-msg
--------------
-This hook is invoked by `git-am` script. It takes a single
+This hook is invoked by 'git-am' script. It takes a single
parameter, the name of the file that holds the proposed commit
log message. Exiting with non-zero status causes
-`git-am` to abort before applying the patch.
+'git-am' to abort before applying the patch.
The hook is allowed to edit the message file in place, and can
be used to normalize the message into some project standard
pre-applypatch
--------------
-This hook is invoked by `git-am`. It takes no parameter, and is
+This hook is invoked by 'git-am'. It takes no parameter, and is
invoked after the patch is applied, but before a commit is made.
If it exits with non-zero status, then the working tree will not be
post-applypatch
---------------
-This hook is invoked by `git-am`. It takes no parameter,
+This hook is invoked by 'git-am'. It takes no parameter,
and is invoked after the patch is applied and a commit is made.
This hook is meant primarily for notification, and cannot affect
-the outcome of `git-am`.
+the outcome of 'git-am'.
pre-commit
----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-commit`, and can be bypassed
+This hook is invoked by 'git-commit', and can be bypassed
with `\--no-verify` option. It takes no parameter, and is
invoked before obtaining the proposed commit log message and
making a commit. Exiting with non-zero status from this script
-causes the `git-commit` to abort.
+causes the 'git-commit' to abort.
The default 'pre-commit' hook, when enabled, catches introduction
of lines with trailing whitespaces and aborts the commit when
such a line is found.
-All the `git-commit` hooks are invoked with the environment
+All the 'git-commit' hooks are invoked with the environment
variable `GIT_EDITOR=:` if the command will not bring up an editor
to modify the commit message.
prepare-commit-msg
------------------
-This hook is invoked by `git-commit` right after preparing the
+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
(if a `.git/SQUASH_MSG` file exists); or `commit`, followed by
a commit SHA1 (if a `\-c`, `\-C` or `\--amend` option was given).
-If the exit status is non-zero, `git-commit` will abort.
+If the exit status is non-zero, 'git-commit' will abort.
The purpose of the hook is to edit the message file in place, and
it is not suppressed by the `\--no-verify` option. A non-zero exit
commit-msg
----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-commit`, and can be bypassed
+This hook is invoked by 'git-commit', and can be bypassed
with `\--no-verify` option. It takes a single parameter, the
name of the file that holds the proposed commit log message.
-Exiting with non-zero status causes the `git-commit` to
+Exiting with non-zero status causes the 'git-commit' to
abort.
The hook is allowed to edit the message file in place, and can
post-commit
-----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-commit`. It takes no
+This hook is invoked by 'git-commit'. It takes no
parameter, and is invoked after a commit is made.
This hook is meant primarily for notification, and cannot affect
-the outcome of `git-commit`.
+the outcome of 'git-commit'.
post-checkout
-----------
-This hook is invoked when a `git-checkout` is run after having updated the
+This hook is invoked when a 'git-checkout' is run after having updated the
worktree. The hook is given three parameters: the ref of the previous HEAD,
the ref of the new HEAD (which may or may not have changed), and a flag
indicating whether the checkout was a branch checkout (changing branches,
flag=1) or a file checkout (retrieving a file from the index, flag=0).
-This hook cannot affect the outcome of `git-checkout`.
+This hook cannot affect the outcome of 'git-checkout'.
This hook can be used to perform repository validity checks, auto-display
differences from the previous HEAD if different, or set working dir metadata
post-merge
-----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-merge`, which happens when a `git-pull`
+This hook is invoked by 'git-merge', which happens when a 'git-pull'
is done on a local repository. The hook takes a single parameter, a status
flag specifying whether or not the merge being done was a squash merge.
-This hook cannot affect the outcome of `git-merge` and is not executed,
+This hook cannot affect the outcome of 'git-merge' and is not executed,
if the merge failed due to conflicts.
This hook can be used in conjunction with a corresponding pre-commit hook to
pre-receive
-----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-receive-pack` on the remote repository,
-which happens when a `git-push` is done on a local repository.
+This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
+which happens when a 'git-push' is done on a local repository.
Just before starting to update refs on the remote repository, the
pre-receive hook is invoked. Its exit status determines the success
or failure of the update.
still be prevented by the <<update,'update'>> hook.
Both standard output and standard error output are forwarded to
-`git-send-pack` on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
+'git-send-pack' on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
for the user.
[[update]]
update
------
-This hook is invoked by `git-receive-pack` on the remote repository,
-which happens when a `git-push` is done on a local repository.
+This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
+which happens when a 'git-push' is done on a local repository.
Just before updating the ref on the remote repository, the update hook
is invoked. Its exit status determines the success or failure of
the ref update.
- and the new objectname to be stored in the ref.
A zero exit from the update hook allows the ref to be updated.
-Exiting with a non-zero status prevents `git-receive-pack`
+Exiting with a non-zero status prevents 'git-receive-pack'
from updating that ref.
This hook can be used to prevent 'forced' update on certain refs by
based on filesystem group.
Both standard output and standard error output are forwarded to
-`git-send-pack` on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
+'git-send-pack' on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
for the user.
The default 'update' hook, when enabled--and with
post-receive
------------
-This hook is invoked by `git-receive-pack` on the remote repository,
-which happens when a `git-push` is done on a local repository.
+This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
+which happens when a 'git-push' is done on a local repository.
It executes on the remote repository once after all the refs have
been updated.
<<pre-receive,'pre-receive'>>
hook does on its standard input.
-This hook does not affect the outcome of `git-receive-pack`, as it
+This hook does not affect the outcome of 'git-receive-pack', as it
is called after the real work is done.
This supersedes the <<post-update,'post-update'>> hook in that it gets
names.
Both standard output and standard error output are forwarded to
-`git-send-pack` on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
+'git-send-pack' on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
for the user.
The default 'post-receive' hook is empty, but there is
post-update
-----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-receive-pack` on the remote repository,
-which happens when a `git-push` is done on a local repository.
+This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' on the remote repository,
+which happens when a 'git-push' is done on a local repository.
It executes on the remote repository once after all the refs have
been updated.
name of ref that was actually updated.
This hook is meant primarily for notification, and cannot affect
-the outcome of `git-receive-pack`.
+the outcome of 'git-receive-pack'.
The 'post-update' hook can tell what are the heads that were pushed,
but it does not know what their original and updated values are,
them.
When enabled, the default 'post-update' hook runs
-`git-update-server-info` to keep the information used by dumb
+'git-update-server-info' to keep the information used by dumb
transports (e.g., HTTP) up-to-date. If you are publishing
a git repository that is accessible via HTTP, you should
probably enable this hook.
Both standard output and standard error output are forwarded to
-`git-send-pack` on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
+'git-send-pack' on the other end, so you can simply `echo` messages
for the user.
pre-auto-gc
-----------
-This hook is invoked by `git-gc --auto`. It takes no parameter, and
-exiting with non-zero status from this script causes the `git-gc --auto`
+This hook is invoked by 'git-gc --auto'. It takes no parameter, and
+exiting with non-zero status from this script causes the 'git-gc --auto'
to abort.
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