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[GSoC] t7101: modernize test path checks

From
K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 9, 2026, 03:20 UTC
Message-ID
<20260109032027.68680-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>

Replace old-style `test -[df]` and `! test -[df]` assertions with the modern `test_path_is_file`, `test_path_is_dir`, and `test_path_is_missing` helpers.

These helpers provide more informative error messages in case of failure (e.g., "File 'foo' is missing" instead of just exit code 1).

While at it, fix a typo and an incorrect path reference in one of the test descriptions.

Signed-off-by: K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
---
 t/t7101-reset-empty-subdirs.sh | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t7101-reset-empty-subdirs.sh b/t/t7101-reset-empty-subdirs.sh
index 33d5d5b76e..d1d3e231fc 100755
--- a/t/t7101-reset-empty-subdirs.sh
+++ b/t/t7101-reset-empty-subdirs.sh
@@ -34,32 +34,32 @@ test_expect_success 'resetting tree HEAD^' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking initial files exist after rewind' '
-	test -d path0 &&
-	test -f path0/COPYING
+	test_path_is_dir path0 &&
+	test_path_is_file path0/COPYING
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking lack of path1/path2/COPYING' '
-	! test -f path1/path2/COPYING
+	test_path_is_missing path1/path2/COPYING
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking lack of path1/COPYING' '
-	! test -f path1/COPYING
+	test_path_is_missing path1/COPYING
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking lack of COPYING' '
-	! test -f COPYING
+	test_path_is_missing COPYING
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'checking checking lack of path1/COPYING-TOO' '
-	! test -f path0/COPYING-TOO
+test_expect_success 'checking lack of path0/COPYING-TOO' '
+	test_path_is_missing path0/COPYING-TOO
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking lack of path1/path2' '
-	! test -d path1/path2
+	test_path_is_missing path1/path2
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking lack of path1' '
-	! test -d path1
+	test_path_is_missing path1
 '
 
 test_done
-- 
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