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diff --git a/doc/administration/custom_hooks.md b/doc/administration/custom_hooks.md index 60ad4bf4e8f..28afaf84f5a 100644 --- a/doc/administration/custom_hooks.md +++ b/doc/administration/custom_hooks.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Hooks can be also placed in `hooks/<hook_name>.d` (global) or execution of the hooks. NOTE: **Note:** `<hook_name>.d` would need to be either `pre-receive.d`, -`post-receive.d`, or `update.d` to work properly. Any other names will be ignored. +`post-receive.d`, or `update.d` to work properly. Any other names will be ignored. To look in a different directory for the global custom hooks (those in `hooks/<hook_name.d>`), set `custom_hooks_dir` in gitlab-shell config. For @@ -76,9 +76,21 @@ first script exiting with a non-zero value. > [Introduced][5073] in GitLab 8.10. -If the commit is declined or an error occurs during the Git hook check, -the STDERR or STDOUT message of the hook will be present in GitLab's UI. -STDERR takes precedence over STDOUT. +To have custom error messages appear in GitLab's UI when the commit is +declined or an error occurs during the Git hook, your script should: + +- Send the custom error messages to either the script's `stdout` or `stderr`. +- Prefix each message with `GL-HOOK-ERR:` with no characters appearing before the prefix. + +### Example custom error message + +This hook script written in bash will generate the following message in GitLab's UI: + +```bash +#!/bin/sh +echo "GL-HOOK-ERR: My custom error message."; +exit 1 +```  |