Make hook executable

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chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit

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Default path for pre-commit hook script.

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Default path for commit-msg hook script.

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Default path for pre-push hook script.

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Store hooks in a versioned directory.

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Run linting before commit and fail on error.

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See whether Git uses a non-default hook directory.

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