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+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Documentation for Drush.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup hooks
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Take action before any command is run. Logging an error stops command execution.
+ */
+function hook_drush_init() {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run before a specific command executes. 
+ * 
+ * Logging an error stops command execution, and the rollback function (if any)
+ * for each hook implementation is invoked - hook_COMMAND_validate_rollback().
+ */
+function hook_COMMAND_validate() {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run before a specific command executes. Logging an error stops command execution.
+ *
+ * Logging an error stops command execution, and the rollback function (if any)
+ * for each hook implementation is invoked - hook_pre_COMMAND_rollback().
+ */
+function hook_pre_COMMAND() {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run after a specific command executes. Logging an error stops command execution.
+ * 
+ * Logging an error stops command execution, and the rollback function (if any)
+ * for each hook implementation is invoked - hook_post_COMMAND_rollback().
+ */
+function hook_post_COMMAND() {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Take action after any command is run.
+ */
+function hook_drush_exit() {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
+ */