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Aggregating and uglifying JavaScript in a Git pre-commit hook, you’ll see that I had to do a chmod +x on my pre-commit hook to get it to work.
Why is this not executable by Git by default?
Because files are not executable by default; they must be set to be executable.
The sample files from a
git initare all executable; if it’s copied or renamed to a non-sample file, it will retain the original file’sxflag.New files will be created with current defaults. In your case, view those defaults with
umask:By default, new files won’t be
u+xunless explicitly set to be.