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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: cherry-pick / pre-commit hook?
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Dave Abrahams wrote:

> if you're going to have a "pre-commit hook" concept,
> but not run that hook for some kinds of commits, then that fact needs
> to be documented.

True, and thanks for a reminder.  Suggested wording?

The current githooks(5) says

 pre-commit
	This hook is invoked by git commit, and can be bypassed with
	--no-verify option.

and leaves the question of whether it is invoked by git cherry-pick
unanswered.