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diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt index 87e2c035a7..b9003fed24 100644 --- a/Documentation/githooks.txt +++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt @@ -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. @@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ 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 SHA1 (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. @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ 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. @@ -317,6 +317,40 @@ 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. +post-rewrite +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This hook is invoked by commands that rewrite commits (`git commit +--amend`, 'git-rebase'; currently 'git-filter-branch' does 'not' call +it!). Its first argument denotes the command it was invoked by: +currently one of `amend` or `rebase`. Further command-dependent +arguments may be passed in the future. + +The hook receives a list of the rewritten commits on stdin, in the +format + + <old-sha1> SP <new-sha1> [ SP <extra-info> ] LF + +The 'extra-info' is again command-dependent. If it is empty, the +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 +thus has access to these notes. + +The following command-specific comments apply: + +rebase:: + For the 'squash' and 'fixup' operation, all commits that were + squashed are listed as being rewritten to the squashed commit. + This means that there will be several lines sharing the same + 'new-sha1'. ++ +The commits are guaranteed to be listed in the order that they were +processed by rebase. + + GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |