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add server-side hook: proc-receive #1775

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Update book/08-customizing-git/sections/hooks.asc
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Expand Up @@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ The first script to run when handling a push from a client is `pre-receive`.
It takes a list of references that are being pushed from stdin; if it exits non-zero, none of them are accepted.
You can use this hook to do things like make sure none of the updated references are non-fast-forwards, or to do access control for all the refs and files they're modifying with the push.

===== `proc-receive`

The `proc-receive` script is quite different from other server-side scripts.
It is invoked by git push process, but can change the worklow or process between `pre-receive` and `post-receive` script.
If the incoming update references match the specified reference pattern (`receive.procReceiveRefs`), then `proc-receive` will take over the whole flow after `pre-receive`.
It can decide to create, update or rename new reference, or even fall back to previous process.

In other words, it can outsource reference processing flow.
This gives a system administrator the ability to customize a pushing workflow, like that used in a Gerritt project.

===== `update`

The `update` script is very similar to the `pre-receive` script, except that it's run once for each branch the pusher is trying to update.
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