Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] config: add '--show-origin' option to print the origin of a config value

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 15, 2016, 22:18 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqegcdpqhh.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1455531466-16617-4-git-send-email-larsxschneider@gmail.com>

larsxschneider@gmail.com writes:

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> +test_expect_success 'set up custom config file' '
> +	CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE=$(printf "file\twith\ttabs.conf") &&
> +	cat >"$CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE" <<-\EOF
> +		[user]
> +			custom = true
> +	EOF
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success '--show-origin escape special file name characters' '
> +	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
> +		file:"file\twith\ttabs.conf"	user.custom=true
> +	EOF
> +	git config --file "$CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE" --show-origin --list >output &&
> +	test_cmp expect output
> +'

Do we really need to use a file with such a name?

An existing test t3300 tells me that a test that uses a path with a tab needs to be skipped on FAT/NTFS. If your goal is to make sure dquote is exercised, can't we just do with a path with a SP in it or something?

Thanks.