From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ps@pks.im, gitster@pobox.com, jltobler@gmail.com,
kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com,
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>,
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 1/4] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc'
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:27:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260903-758-introduce-hook-v6-1-6283b1fb9b1c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260903-758-introduce-hook-v6-0-6283b1fb9b1c@gmail.com>
The manpage of git-receive-pack(1) documents hooks invoked when
receiving a push. The manpage does not mention the 'proc-receive' hook
though, which is also invoked as part of that process. Add a paragraph
about this hook to plug that gap.
Helped-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-receive-pack.adoc | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.adoc b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.adoc
index 0956086d61..5806792ba7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.adoc
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ if the repository is packed and is served via a dumb transport.
exec git update-server-info
----
+PROC-RECEIVE HOOK
+-----------------
+This hook is invoked by linkgit:git-receive-pack[1]. If the server has
+set the multi-valued config variable `receive.procReceiveRefs`, and the
+commands sent to 'receive-pack' have matching reference names, these
+commands will be executed by this hook, instead of by the internal
+`execute_commands()` function. This hook is responsible for updating
+the relevant references and reporting the results back to 'receive-pack'.
QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT
----------------------
--
2.55.GIT
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-03 9:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 96+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-18 7:55 [PATCH] hook: introduce the report hook for git-receive-pack(1) Karthik Nayak
2026-08-18 20:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-19 7:03 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-08-19 12:11 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-19 14:47 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-08-19 7:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-19 13:13 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-19 13:20 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-19 13:24 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-20 9:50 ` Phillip Wood
2026-08-20 15:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-21 12:51 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-21 13:34 ` [PATCH v2] " Karthik Nayak
2026-08-21 13:49 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-21 16:08 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-24 5:32 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-24 8:14 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-21 16:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-24 10:20 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Karthik Nayak
2026-08-24 10:20 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-08-24 10:21 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-08-24 10:21 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] hook: introduce the report hook for git-receive-pack(1) Karthik Nayak
2026-08-24 15:35 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Junio C Hamano
2026-08-24 15:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-24 17:00 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-26 8:35 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-26 14:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-08-26 10:19 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-08-26 10:19 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-08-31 6:44 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-31 18:22 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-26 10:19 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-08-31 6:44 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-08-31 19:05 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-08-26 10:19 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-08-31 6:45 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-01 15:19 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-01 15:19 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-09-01 15:19 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-01 16:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-02 11:23 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-01 15:19 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-01 17:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-02 14:42 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-02 19:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-03 9:27 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 9:27 ` Karthik Nayak [this message]
2026-09-03 9:27 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] receive-pack: drop static variables to track report status version Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 10:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-03 16:31 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 10:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-03 16:32 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-03 10:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-03 16:32 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-04 21:28 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-04 21:28 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-09-04 21:28 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] receive-pack: drop static variables to track report status version Karthik Nayak
2026-09-07 20:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-08 9:22 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-04 21:28 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-07 20:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-08 9:22 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-04 21:28 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-07 20:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-08 9:57 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-07 6:06 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-08 11:48 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-08 10:27 ` [PATCH v8 " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-08 10:27 ` [PATCH v8 1/4] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-09-08 10:27 ` [PATCH v8 2/4] receive-pack: drop static variables to track report status version Karthik Nayak
2026-09-08 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-08 10:27 ` [PATCH v8 3/4] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-08 10:27 ` [PATCH v8 4/4] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 14:51 ` [PATCH v9 0/4] " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 14:51 ` [PATCH v9 1/4] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 14:51 ` [PATCH v9 2/4] receive-pack: drop static variables to track report status version Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 14:51 ` [PATCH v9 3/4] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 14:51 ` [PATCH v9 4/4] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 3:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-10 16:32 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-11 13:54 ` Oswald Buddenhagen
2026-09-11 21:23 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-09 15:00 ` [PATCH v9 0/4] " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-09 17:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-10 4:02 ` Jeff King
2026-09-10 16:40 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 13:43 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 21:54 ` [PATCH v10 " Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 21:54 ` [PATCH v10 1/4] doc: add proc-receive hook info in 'git-receive-pack.adoc' Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 21:54 ` [PATCH v10 2/4] receive-pack: drop static variables to track report status version Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 21:54 ` [PATCH v10 3/4] receive-pack: move message generation to separate function Karthik Nayak
2026-09-10 21:54 ` [PATCH v10 4/4] hook: introduce the receive-report hook Karthik Nayak
2026-09-11 21:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-11 21:58 ` Karthik Nayak
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