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 websocket proxy should implement proper authentication before nbd-proxy is
 connected to the websocket endpoint.
 
-State hooks
------------
+State hook
+----------
 
-The nbd-proxy has a facility to run hooks on state change. When a
-nbd session is established or shut down, the proxy will run any executables
-found under the hook path (by default, /etc/nbd-proxy/state.d/).
+The nbd-proxy has a facility to run an program on state change. When a nbd
+session is established or shut down, the proxy will run the executable at
+/etc/nbd-proxy/state.
 
-These hooks are called with two arguments: the action ("start" or "stop"),
+This executable is called with two arguments: the action ("start" or "stop"),
 and the name of the configuration (as specified in the config.json file).