if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), 0) < 0)
die_errno("could not read SQUASH_MSG");
hook_arg1 = "squash";
- } else if (template_file && !stat(template_file, &statbuf)) {
+ } else if (template_file) {
if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, template_file, 0) < 0)
die_errno("could not read '%s'", template_file);
hook_arg1 = "template";