git hook script name - named appropriately -

git hook script name - named appropriately -

the git hooks documentation says:

to enable hook script, set file in hooks subdirectory of git directory named appropriately , executable

http://git-scm.com/book/en/customizing-git-git-hooks

what mean named appropriately?

there illustration scripts in .git/hooks show how utilize hooks. note name of hook defines when called ; hook names pre-defined git. cannot pick own names — git ignore them.

requirements working hook:

correct name, see all hooks executable placed in .git/hooks/

further reading

http://git-scm.com/docs/githooks http://git-scm.com/book/en/customizing-git-git-hooks

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