diff --git a/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample b/templates/hooks--applypatch-msg.sample
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# An example hook script to check the commit log message taken by
+# applypatch from an e-mail message.
+#
+# The hook should exit with non-zero status after issuing an
+# appropriate message if it wants to stop the commit. The hook is
+# allowed to edit the commit message file.
+#
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "applypatch-msg".
+
+. git-sh-setup
+test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/commit-msg" &&
+ exec "$GIT_DIR/hooks/commit-msg" ${1+"$@"}
+: