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[PATCH v3] t2200,t9832: avoid using 'git' upstream in a pipe

From
Amanda Shafack via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 18, 2020, 20:48 UTC
Message-ID
<pull.885.v3.git.git.1603054088108.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<pull.885.v2.git.git.1603032125151.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Amanda Shafack <shafack.likhene@gmail.com>

Avoid placing `git` upstream in a pipe since doing so throws away its exit code, thus an unexpected failure may go unnoticed.

Signed-off-by: Amanda Shafack <shafack.likhene@gmail.com>
---
    [Outreachy][Patch v3] t2200,t9832: avoid using 'git' upstream in a pipe
    
    Changes since v2:
    
     * Optimized commit message
    
    Signed-off-by: Amanda Shafack shafack.likhene@gmail.com
    [shafack.likhene@gmail.com]
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-885%2Flkmandy%2Favoid-pipes-v3
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-885/lkmandy/avoid-pipes-v3
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/885
Range-diff vs v2:
 1:  bca393e69a ! 1:  d5f508b055 t9832,t2200: avoid using pipes in git commands
     @@ Metadata
      Author: Amanda Shafack <shafack.likhene@gmail.com>
      
       ## Commit message ##
     -    t9832,t2200: avoid using pipes in git commands
     +    t2200,t9832: avoid using 'git' upstream in a pipe
      
     -    When a git command is upstream in a pipe, an unexpected failure of
     -    the git command will go unnoticed.
     -
     -    Write out the output of the git command to a file, so as to actively
     -    catch a failure of the git command.
     +    Avoid placing `git` upstream in a pipe since doing so throws away
     +    its exit code, thus an unexpected failure may go unnoticed.
      
          Signed-off-by: Amanda Shafack <shafack.likhene@gmail.com>
      
 t/t2200-add-update.sh | 3 ++-
 t/t9832-unshelve.sh   | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index f764b7e3f5..7cb7a70382 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ test_expect_success 'add -u resolves unmerged paths' '
 
 test_expect_success '"add -u non-existent" should fail' '
 	test_must_fail git add -u non-existent &&
-	! (git ls-files | grep "non-existent")
+	git ls-files >actual &&
+	! grep "non-existent" actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9832-unshelve.sh b/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
index 7194fb2855..6b3cb0414a 100755
--- a/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
+++ b/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ EOF
 		cd "$git" &&
 		change=$(last_shelved_change) &&
 		git p4 unshelve $change &&
-		git show refs/remotes/p4-unshelved/$change | grep -q "Further description" &&
+		git show refs/remotes/p4-unshelved/$change >actual &&
+		grep -q "Further description" actual &&
 		git cherry-pick refs/remotes/p4-unshelved/$change &&
 		test_path_is_file file2 &&
 		test_cmp file1 "$cli"/file1 &&

base-commit: a5fa49ff0a8f3252c6bff49f92b85e7683868f8a
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  1. 0/2 [Outreachy][Patch v1] t9832,t2200: avoid using pipes in git related commandsAmanda Shafack via GitGitGadget, Oct 17, 2020
  2. 2/2 t2200: modify code syntaxAmanda Shafack via GitGitGadget, Oct 17, 2020
  3. Eric SunshineOct 18, 2020
  4. Amanda ShafackOct 18, 2020
  5. 1/2 t9832,t2200: avoid using pipes in git commandsAmanda Shafack via GitGitGadget, Oct 17, 2020
  6. Eric SunshineOct 18, 2020
  7. Amanda ShafackOct 18, 2020
  8. t9832,t2200: avoid using pipes in git commandsAmanda Shafack via GitGitGadget, Oct 18, 2020
  9. Eric SunshineOct 18, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2020
  11. Amanda ShafackOct 18, 2020
  12. Amanda ShafackOct 18, 2020
  13. t2200,t9832: avoid using 'git' upstream in a pipeAmanda Shafack via GitGitGadget, Oct 18, 2020
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2020

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