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[GSoC] Introduction - Siddharthan T V

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Ssiddharthantv <siddharth13102@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 15, 2026, 14:29 UTC
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Hello,
I am Siddharthan T V and I am a CS student applying for GSoC 2026.

While I am looking at the test script t/t4014-format-patch.sh for my microproject, I found the usage of test -f for the $filename, sub/$basename and $basename in three tests, but the same file already uses test_path_is_file for pager_used.

When the test failed with test_path_is_file, it showed the exact filename it was looking for. With test -f a failure would show nothing useful.

Is this a good microproject? I also have a patch ready.

Thanks, Siddharthan T V

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  1. siddharthantvMar 15, 2026

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