Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] cat-file: add mailmap support to --batch-check option

> Note that some implementations of "wc" pads its output with SP.  The
> implication will be seen in a few paragraphs below.
> ...
> In any case, don't abuse "log" when you mean
>
>     commit_object_name=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
>
>> +	echo "$commit_sha commit $commit_size" >expect &&
>
> As $commit_size here may have extra and unwanted SP before it, this
> may break with the implementation of "wc" on certain platforms.  In
> this particular instance, losing quoting, i.e.
>
> 	echo $commit_sha commit $commit_size >expect
>
> may be a good workaround.