Re: [PATCH 1/2] merge-recursive.c: Fix case-changing merge.

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 7, 2014, 20:53 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqa9at8g56.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140507181355.GW9218@google.com>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

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>> Please make it a habit to use "test -f" when you expect "the path
>> exists as a file", not merely "something exists there I do not care
>> if it is a file or a directory", for which "test -e" is perfectly
>> appropriate.
>
> Or, better in tests,
>
> 	test_path_is_file testcase
>
> which prints an error instead of just silently failing when
> the path is not a file.

Thanks, will tweak.

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