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diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt index 28edefa202..d48bf4d6fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/githooks.txt +++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ githooks(5) NAME ---- -githooks - Hooks used by git +githooks - Hooks used by Git SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pre-commit ~~~~~~~~~~ This hook is invoked by 'git commit', and can be bypassed -with `\--no-verify` option. It takes no parameter, and is +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. @@ -99,23 +99,23 @@ given); `template` (if a `-t` option was given or the configuration option `commit.template` is set); `merge` (if the commit is a merge or a `.git/MERGE_MSG` file exists); `squash` (if a `.git/SQUASH_MSG` file exists); or `commit`, followed by -a commit SHA1 (if a `-c`, `-C` or `\--amend` option was given). +a commit SHA-1 (if a `-c`, `-C` or `--amend` option was given). 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 +it is not suppressed by the `--no-verify` option. A non-zero exit means a failure of the hook and aborts the commit. It should not be used as replacement for pre-commit hook. -The sample `prepare-commit-msg` hook that comes with git comments +The sample `prepare-commit-msg` hook that comes with Git comments out the `Conflicts:` part of a merge's commit message. commit-msg ~~~~~~~~~~ This hook is invoked by 'git commit', and can be bypassed -with `\--no-verify` option. It takes a single parameter, the +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 abort. @@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ the outcome of 'git commit'. pre-rebase ~~~~~~~~~~ -This hook is called by 'git rebase' and can be used to prevent a branch -from getting rebased. - +This hook is called by 'git rebase' and can be used to prevent a +branch from getting rebased. The hook may be called with one or +two parameters. The first parameter is the upstream from which +the series was forked. The second parameter is the branch being +rebased, and is not set when rebasing the current branch. post-checkout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -176,6 +178,35 @@ save and restore any form of metadata associated with the working tree (eg: permissions/ownership, ACLS, etc). See contrib/hooks/setgitperms.perl for an example of how to do this. +pre-push +~~~~~~~~ + +This hook is called by 'git push' and can be used to prevent a push from taking +place. The hook is called with two parameters which provide the name and +location of the destination remote, if a named remote is not being used both +values will be the same. + +Information about what is to be pushed is provided on the hook's standard +input with lines of the form: + + <local ref> SP <local sha1> SP <remote ref> SP <remote sha1> LF + +For instance, if the command +git push origin master:foreign+ were run the +hook would receive a line like the following: + + refs/heads/master 67890 refs/heads/foreign 12345 + +although the full, 40-character SHA-1s would be supplied. If the foreign ref +does not yet exist the `<remote SHA-1>` will be 40 `0`. If a ref is to be +deleted, the `<local ref>` will be supplied as `(delete)` and the `<local +SHA-1>` will be 40 `0`. If the local commit was specified by something other +than a name which could be expanded (such as `HEAD~`, or a SHA-1) it will be +supplied as it was originally given. + +If this hook exits with a non-zero status, 'git push' will abort without +pushing anything. Information about why the push is rejected may be sent +to the user by writing to standard error. + [[pre-receive]] pre-receive ~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -275,7 +306,7 @@ for the user. The default 'post-receive' hook is empty, but there is a sample script `post-receive-email` provided in the `contrib/hooks` -directory in git distribution, which implements sending commit +directory in Git distribution, which implements sending commit emails. [[post-update]] @@ -303,7 +334,7 @@ them. When enabled, the default 'post-update' hook runs '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 +a Git repository that is accessible via HTTP, you should probably enable this hook. Both standard output and standard error output are forwarded to @@ -336,7 +367,7 @@ preceding SP is also omitted. Currently, no commands pass any 'extra-info'. The hook always runs after the automatic note copying (see -"notes.rewrite.<command>" in linkgit:git-config.txt) has happened, and +"notes.rewrite.<command>" in linkgit:git-config.txt[1]) has happened, and thus has access to these notes. The following command-specific comments apply: |