Documentation: push/receive hook references.
authorJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:32:01 +0000 (00:32 -0800)
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:58:23 +0000 (00:58 -0800)
Mention documentation pages that talk about update and
post-update hooks from git-push, because a frequently asked
question is "I want X to happen when I push" and people would
not know to look at git-receive-pack documentation until they
understand that is what runs on the other end.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Documentation/git-push.txt
Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
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@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
 Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
 necessary to complete the given refs.
 
 Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
 necessary to complete the given refs.
 
+You can make "interesting" things to happen on the repository
+every time you push into it, by setting up 'hooks' there.  See
+documentation for gitlink:git-receive-pack[1].
+
 
 OPTIONS
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 OPTIONS
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@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
        This flag disables the check.  What this means is that the
        local repository can lose commits; use it with care.
 
        This flag disables the check.  What this means is that the
        local repository can lose commits; use it with care.
 
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
 Author
 ------
 Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
index 8afde14373723a9894e4da5b7f2281b18e75e93f..60debca48720ad54766287e8770254f57fad9d7b 100644 (file)
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ packed and is served via a dumb transport.
        #!/bin/sh
        exec git-update-server-info
 
        #!/bin/sh
        exec git-update-server-info
 
+There are other real-world examples of using update and
+post-update hooks found in the Documentation/howto directory.
+
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 <directory>::
 OPTIONS
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 <directory>::