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authorLukas Fleischer <lfleischer@calcurse.org>2016-04-01 08:35:14 +0200
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Document the hooks feature
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Specifies the default viewer to be used for reading notes. If this variable
is not set, then `/usr/bin/less` is used.
+Hooks
+~~~~~
+
+You can place scripts in `$HOME/.calcurse/hooks/` to trigger actions at certain
+events. To enable a hook, add a script with one of the following names to this
+directory. Also make sure the scripts are executable.
+
+*pre-load*::
+ Executed before the data files are loaded.
+*post-load*::
+ Executed after the data files are saved.
+*pre-save*::
+ Executed before the data files are loaded.
+*post-save*::
+ Executed after the data files are saved.
+
+Some examples can be found in the `contrib/hooks/` directory of the calcurse
+source tree.
+
User interface
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~