hook: add a simple first example

Add a simple example that replaces an outdated example
that was removed. This ensures that there's at the least
a simple example that illustrates what could be done
using the hook just by enabling it.

Also, update the documentation.

Signed-off-by: Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
maint
Kaartic Sivaraam 2017-07-11 20:00:54 +05:30 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent e1a4a28373
commit 0ef1a4e32a
2 changed files with 9 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ 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 means a failure of the hook and aborts the commit. It should not
be used as replacement for pre-commit hook. be used as replacement for pre-commit hook.


The sample `prepare-commit-msg` hook that comes with Git removes the
help message found in the commented portion of the commit template.

commit-msg commit-msg
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~



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@ -9,20 +9,23 @@
# #
# To enable this hook, rename this file to "prepare-commit-msg". # To enable this hook, rename this file to "prepare-commit-msg".


# This hook includes two examples. # This hook includes three examples. The first one removes the
# "# Please enter the commit message..." help message.
# #
# The first includes the output of "git diff --name-status -r" # The second includes the output of "git diff --name-status -r"
# into the message, just before the "git status" output. It is # into the message, just before the "git status" output. It is
# commented because it doesn't cope with --amend or with squashed # commented because it doesn't cope with --amend or with squashed
# commits. # commits.
# #
# The second example adds a Signed-off-by line to the message, that can # The third example adds a Signed-off-by line to the message, that can
# still be edited. This is rarely a good idea. # still be edited. This is rarely a good idea.


COMMIT_MSG_FILE=$1 COMMIT_MSG_FILE=$1
COMMIT_SOURCE=$2 COMMIT_SOURCE=$2
SHA1=$3 SHA1=$3


@PERL_PATH@ -i.bak -ne 'print unless(m/^. Please enter the commit message/..m/^#$/)' "$COMMIT_MSG_FILE"

# case "$COMMIT_SOURCE,$SHA1" in # case "$COMMIT_SOURCE,$SHA1" in
# ,|template,) # ,|template,)
# @PERL_PATH@ -i.bak -pe ' # @PERL_PATH@ -i.bak -pe '