11 files changed, 23 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg b/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
index 02de1ef84c..8b2a2fe84f 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg
+++ b/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # appropriate message if it wants to stop the commit.  The hook is
 # allowed to edit the commit message file.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "applypatch-msg".
 
 . git-sh-setup
 test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/commit-msg" &&
diff --git a/templates/hooks--commit-msg b/templates/hooks--commit-msg.sample
index 4ef86eb244..6ef1d29d09 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--commit-msg
+++ b/templates/hooks--commit-msg.sample
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # status after issuing an appropriate message if it wants to stop the
 # commit.  The hook is allowed to edit the commit message file.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "commit-msg".
 
 # Uncomment the below to add a Signed-off-by line to the message.
 # Doing this in a hook is a bad idea in general, but the prepare-commit-msg
diff --git a/templates/hooks--post-commit b/templates/hooks--post-commit.sample
index 8be6f34ad9..22668216a3 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--post-commit
+++ b/templates/hooks--post-commit.sample
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # An example hook script that is called after a successful
 # commit is made.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "post-commit".
 
 : Nothing
diff --git a/templates/hooks--post-receive b/templates/hooks--post-receive
deleted file mode 100644
index b70c8fd364..0000000000
--- a/templates/hooks--post-receive
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# An example hook script for the post-receive event
-#
-# This script is run after receive-pack has accepted a pack and the
-# repository has been updated.  It is passed arguments in through stdin
-# in the form
-#  <oldrev> <newrev> <refname>
-# For example:
-#  aa453216d1b3e49e7f6f98441fa56946ddcd6a20 68f7abf4e6f922807889f52bc043ecd31b79f814 refs/heads/master
-#
-# see contrib/hooks/ for an sample, or uncomment the next line (on debian)
-#
-
-
-#. /usr/share/doc/git-core/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
diff --git a/templates/hooks--post-receive.sample b/templates/hooks--post-receive.sample
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..18d2e0f727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/hooks--post-receive.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# An example hook script for the "post-receive" event.
+#
+# The "post-receive" script is run after receive-pack has accepted a pack
+# and the repository has been updated.  It is passed arguments in through
+# stdin in the form
+#  <oldrev> <newrev> <refname>
+# For example:
+#  aa453216d1b3e49e7f6f98441fa56946ddcd6a20 68f7abf4e6f922807889f52bc043ecd31b79f814 refs/heads/master
+#
+# see contrib/hooks/ for an sample, or uncomment the next line and
+# rename the file to "post-receive".
+
+#. /usr/share/doc/git-core/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
diff --git a/templates/hooks--post-update b/templates/hooks--post-update.sample
index bcba8937bb..5323b56b81 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--post-update
+++ b/templates/hooks--post-update.sample
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # An example hook script to prepare a packed repository for use over
 # dumb transports.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable by "chmod +x post-update".
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "post-update".
 
 exec git-update-server-info
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch b/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample
index eeccc934ca..b1f187c2e9 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-applypatch.sample
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # The hook should exit with non-zero status after issuing an
 # appropriate message if it wants to stop the commit.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "pre-applypatch".
 
 . git-sh-setup
 test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-commit" &&
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-commit b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
index b25dce6bbf..71c10f25f4 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-commit
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # exit with non-zero status after issuing an appropriate message if
 # it wants to stop the commit.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "pre-commit".
 
 # This is slightly modified from Andrew Morton's Perfect Patch.
 # Lines you introduce should not have trailing whitespace.
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-rebase b/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample
index be1b06e250..be1b06e250 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-rebase
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample
diff --git a/templates/hooks--prepare-commit-msg b/templates/hooks--prepare-commit-msg.sample
index d3c1da34d2..aa42acfd68 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/templates/hooks--prepare-commit-msg.sample
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # message file.  If the hook fails with a non-zero status,
 # the commit is aborted.
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable.
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "prepare-commit-msg".
 
 # This hook includes three examples.  The first comments out the
 # "Conflicts:" part of a merge commit.
diff --git a/templates/hooks--update b/templates/hooks--update.sample
index 4b69268fd0..93c605594f 100644..100755
--- a/templates/hooks--update
+++ b/templates/hooks--update.sample
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # An example hook script to blocks unannotated tags from entering.
 # Called by git-receive-pack with arguments: refname sha1-old sha1-new
 #
-# To enable this hook, make this file executable by "chmod +x update".
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "update".
 #
 # Config
 # ------