From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:02:16 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] git-p4: Test changelists touching two branches Message-ID: <7vmx4xunzr.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Vitor Antunes writes: > What about the parentheses in the next line, is it necessary? Or can I > simply remove that pair of parentheses and unindent the code in > between? > >> ... >>> + ( >>> + cd "$cli" && >>> + p4 integrate //depot/branch3/file3 //depot/branch4/file3 && >>> + p4 delete //depot/branch3/file3 && >>> + p4 submit -d "Move branch3/file3 to branch4/file3" >>> + ) >>> +' If you mean this part, the parentheses to throw you into a subprocess are required. Otherwise, a failure in any of these three p4 commands will leave you in $cli directory, causing the next test to start in a directory that it does not expect.