On November 20, 2017 2:17:58 AM GMT+01:00, >How about this rewrite? Would it consider all the points raised and >make it easier to understand? > > This hook is invoked by 'git-receive-pack' when it reacts to > 'git push' and updates reference(s) in its repository. I think it's much more intelligible but a hint as to when this happens wouldn't hurt. E.g.: "This does not happen if the user receives the message 'Already up-to-date'." That is if this is correct, of course.