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[PATCH v2 2/2] git-C: Add test to check "git -C ''"

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 5, 2015, 11:03 UTC
Message-ID
<1425553436-23797-1-git-send-email-karthik.188@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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Add a test to check whether "git -C ''" works without giving an error. This is achieved by adding a commit and checking the log using "git -C ''" and comparing the log message with the commit message.

Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
---
 t/t0056-git-C.sh | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/t/t0056-git-C.sh b/t/t0056-git-C.sh
index 99c0377..1cefd4a 100755
--- a/t/t0056-git-C.sh
+++ b/t/t0056-git-C.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='"-C <path>" option and its effects on other path-related options'
@@ -81,4 +82,13 @@ test_expect_success 'Relative followed by fullpath: "-C ./here -C /there" is equ
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'Should not barf when "git -C "" cmd" is used' '
+	echo 1 > a.txt &&
+	msg="initial a.txt" &&
+	(git add a.txt && git commit -m "$msg") &&
+	echo "$msg" >expected &&
+	git -C "" log --format=%s >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.3.1.167.g7f4ba4b.dirty
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