daemon: handle freopen() failure

diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt
index 5faaaa5fedcd0d61234d3927a89d77144f2a15ad..cfdae1efa2d446e76218df7a2586a26789a151f6 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/githooks.txt
+++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ directory to trigger action at certain points.  When
 all disabled.  To enable a hook, rename it by removing its `.sample`
 suffix.
 
+NOTE: It is also a requirement for a given hook to be executable.
+However - in a freshly initialized repository - the `.sample` files are
+executable by default.
+
 This document describes the currently defined hooks.
 
 applypatch-msg