diff --git a/git-hooks/pre-commit b/git-hooks/pre-commit
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+exec 1>&2
+
+# No checks yet!
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
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+++ b/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Set up a git checkout of this repository for local dev use.
+
+exec 2>/dev/tty 1>&2
+
+set -e
+
+[ -d .git ] || exit 0
+
+for fullhook in ./git-hooks/*
+do
+    hook=$(basename "$fullhook")
+    [ -L .git/hooks/$hook ] || (
+        echo "Installing $hook hook"
+        ln -s ../../git-hooks/$hook .git/hooks/$hook
+    )
+done