# [GSOC PATCH] t9812: modernize test path helpers

1 messages from 2026-02-12 to 2026-02-12. Participants: Ashwani Kumar Kamal.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/64984

## Ashwani Kumar Kamal, 2026-02-12 05:45

Subject: [GSOC PATCH] t9812: modernize test path helpers
Message-ID: <20260212054530.4763-1-ashwanikamal.im421@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20260212054530.4763-1-ashwanikamal.im421%40gmail.com

```
Replace assertion-style 'test -f' checks with Git's
test_path_is_file() helper for clearer failures and
consistency.

Signed-off-by: Ashwani Kumar Kamal <ashwanikamal.im421@gmail.com>
---
 t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
index 254a7c2446..e91004ee79 100755
--- a/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
+++ b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files git p4 clone' '
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
-		test -f file-wild#hash &&
+		test_path_is_file file-wild#hash &&
 		if test_have_prereq !MINGW,!CYGWIN
 		then
-			test -f file-wild\*star
+			test_path_is_file file-wild\*star
 		fi &&
-		test -f file-wild@at &&
-		test -f file-wild%percent
+		test_path_is_file file-wild@at &&
+		test_path_is_file file-wild%percent
 	)
 '
 
-- 
2.39.5


```