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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Execute the checkstyle script after committing any code.  This allows the
+# commit to succeed, but ensures that the developer is aware of any potential
+# issues immediately, and can resolve them and fix rapidly with:
+#   git commit --amend
+#
+# To utilise this hook, install this file to:
+#   .git/hooks/post-commit
+
+./utils/checkstyle.py