1 Git hooks are executable scripts you can place in $GIT_DIR/hooks directory to trigger action at certain points.
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3 There are two groups of these hooks: client side and server side.
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4 The client-side hooks:
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5 are for client operations such as committing and merging.
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6 The server-side hooks:
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7 are for Git server operations such as receiving pushed commits.
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9 See Also [ http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks ]