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v5, 3 partst40*: modernize

5 messages between Sep 22, 2026 and Sep 22, 2026, from Mark C. Chu-Carroll, Junio C Hamano.

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Mark C. Chu-CarrollSep 22, 2026, 14:31 UTC on lore
Changes in v5:
- Update t4001.sh to the correct commit version. (Argh!)
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20260918171847.2670739-1-markchucarroll@fastmail.com/
Changes in v4:
- use a "test_expect_success 'setup'" instead of setup functions
- make capitalization in test assertions consistent.
- improve naming of rename tests.
- make all indentations use tabs correctly.
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260917195436.1102981-1-markchucarroll@fastmail.com/
Changes in v3:
- Correct cover letter and commit message issues
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260910-modernize-t4001-v2-0-ac53e9f5d717@fastmail.com/
Changes in v2:
- Merged setups into main test bodies.
- Removed unnecessary echos.
- Cleaned up here-docs.
- Updated names to modern style.
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260908-modernize-t4001-v1-0-cab3933a173f@fastmail.com
Mark C. Chu-Carroll (3):
  t4001: modernize
  t4009: modernize
  t4010: modernize
 t/t4001-diff-rename.sh   |  91 +++++++++++--------------
 t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh | 142 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh | 120 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 187 deletions(-)
-- 
2.53.0
Mark C. Chu-CarrollSep 22, 2026, 14:31 UTC in reply to Mark C. Chu-Carroll on lore

[PATCH v5 1/3] t4001: modernize

Old tests were written in a different style than modern ones; for better readability and test error messages, update t4001 to the modern style.

* run everything inside of a test_expect_success block.
* write title line on the same line as test_expect_success,
  end that line with a single quote that opens the body of the test,
  and end the test with a single quote that closes the body.
* write expected output of a test to a file named "expect",
  and actual output to a file named "actual".
* write here-docs using "<<-" syntax, so that they're indented
  uniformly with the rest of the test.
* make test names more clearly reflect the functionality that
  they test.
Signed-off-by: Mark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
---
 t/t4001-diff-rename.sh   | 91 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh | 54 ++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
Show changes to 2 files +66 −79

t/t4001-diff-rename.sh, t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh

diff --git a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
index ad474100af..158cc66cec 100755
--- a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	Line 14
 	Line 15
 	EOF
-	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	diff --git a/path0 b/path1
 	rename from path0
 	rename to path1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	 Line 13
 	 Line 14
 	EOF
-	cat >no-rename <<-\EOF
+	cat >expect-no-rename <<-\EOF &&
 	diff --git a/path0 b/path0
 	deleted file mode 100644
 	index fdbec44..0000000
@@ -86,47 +86,34 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	+Line 14
 	+Line 15
 	EOF
+	git update-index --add path0
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'update-index --add a file.' \
-    'git update-index --add path0'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'write that tree.' \
-    'tree=$(git write-tree) && echo $tree'
-
-sed -e 's/line/Line/' <path0 >path1
-rm -f path0
-test_expect_success \
-    'renamed and edited the file.' \
-    'git update-index --add --remove path0 path1'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'git diff-index -p -M after rename and editing.' \
-    'git diff-index -p -M $tree >current'
-
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate the output.' \
-    'compare_diff_patch current expected'
+test_expect_success 'diff shows path0 renamed to path1 with edit' '
+	tree=$(git write-tree) &&
+	sed -e "s/line/Line/" <path0 >path1 &&
+	rm -f path0 &&
+	git update-index --add --remove path0 path1 &&
+	git diff-index -p -M $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_patch actual expect
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'test diff.renames=true' '
-	git -c diff.renames=true diff --cached $tree >current &&
-	compare_diff_patch current expected
+test_expect_success 'with diff.renames=true, patch includes rename of path0 to path1' '
+	git -c diff.renames=true diff --cached $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_patch actual expect
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'test diff.renames=false' '
-	git -c diff.renames=false diff --cached $tree >current &&
-	compare_diff_patch current no-rename
+test_expect_success 'with diff.renames=false, patch does not include rename' '
+	git -c diff.renames=false diff --cached $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_patch actual expect-no-rename
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'test diff.renames unset' '
-	git diff --cached $tree >current &&
-	compare_diff_patch current expected
+test_expect_success 'with no setting for diff.renames, patch includes rename' '
+	git diff --cached $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_patch actual expect
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
+test_expect_success 'diff rename favours same basenames over different ones' '
 	cp path1 another-path &&
 	git add another-path &&
 	git commit -m 1 &&
@@ -137,25 +124,25 @@ test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
 	test_grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'test diff.renames=true for git status' '
+test_expect_success 'with diff.renames=true, git status includes rename' '
 	git -c diff.renames=true status >out &&
 	test_grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'test diff.renames=false for git status' '
+test_expect_success 'with diff.renames=false, git status shows delete/add' '
 	git -c diff.renames=false status >out &&
 	test_grep ! "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1" out &&
 	test_grep "new file: .*subdir/path1" out &&
 	test_grep "deleted: .*[^/]path1" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
+test_expect_success 'rename logic favours same basenames even with minor differences' '
 	git show HEAD:path1 | sed "s/15/16/" > subdir/path1 &&
 	git status >out &&
 	test_grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'two files with same basename and same content' '
+test_expect_success 'rename logic favors common path segments for files with the same basename and content' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	mkdir -p dir/A dir/B &&
 	cp path1 dir/A/file &&
@@ -167,7 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success 'two files with same basename and same content' '
 	test_grep "renamed: .*dir/A/file -> other-dir/A/file" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'setup for many rename source candidates' '
+test_expect_success 'rename with many candidates' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9;
 	do
@@ -177,14 +164,14 @@ test_expect_success 'setup for many rename source candidates' '
 		done
 	done &&
 	git add "path??" &&
-	test_tick &&
+	test_tick  &&
 	git commit -m "hundred" &&
 	(cat path1 && echo new) >new-path &&
 	echo old >>path1 &&
 	git add new-path path1 &&
 	git diff -l 4 -C -C --cached --name-status >actual 2>actual.err &&
 	sed -e "s/^\([CM]\)[0-9]*	/\1	/" actual >actual.munged &&
-	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	C	path1	new-path
 	M	path1
 	EOF
@@ -192,7 +179,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup for many rename source candidates' '
 	test_grep warning actual.err
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with nothing in common' '
+test_expect_success 'pretty-print paths with nothing in common after rename' '
 	mkdir -p a/b/ &&
 	: >a/b/c &&
 	git add a/b/c &&
@@ -206,7 +193,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with nothing in common' '
 	test_grep " a/b/c => c/b/a " output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common prefix' '
+test_expect_success 'pretty print paths with common prefix after rename' '
 	mkdir -p c/d &&
 	git mv c/b/a c/d/e &&
 	git commit -m "c/b/a -> c/d/e" &&
@@ -216,7 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common prefix' '
 	test_grep " c/{b/a => d/e} " output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common suffix' '
+test_expect_success 'pretty prints paths with common suffix after rename' '
 	mkdir d &&
 	git mv c/d/e d/e &&
 	git commit -m "c/d/e -> d/e" &&
@@ -226,7 +213,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common suffix' '
 	test_grep " {c/d => d}/e " output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common prefix and suffix' '
+test_expect_success 'pretty prints paths with common prefix and suffix after rename' '
 	mkdir d/f &&
 	git mv d/e d/f/e &&
 	git commit -m "d/e -> d/f/e" &&
@@ -236,7 +223,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename pretty print with common prefix and suffix' '
 	test_grep " d/{ => f}/e " output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rename pretty print common prefix and suffix overlap' '
+test_expect_success 'pretty prints paths with common prefix and suffix overlap after rename' '
 	mkdir d/f/f &&
 	git mv d/f/e d/f/f/e &&
 	git commit -m "d/f/e d/f/f/e" &&
@@ -261,7 +248,7 @@ test_expect_success 'diff-tree -l0 defaults to a big rename limit, not zero' '
 	test_grep "myotherfile.*myfile" actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'basename similarity vs best similarity' '
+test_expect_success 'rename prefers basename similarity over best similarity' '
 	mkdir subdir &&
 	test_write_lines line1 line2 line3 line4 line5 \
 			 line6 line7 line8 line9 line10 >subdir/file.txt &&
@@ -278,14 +265,14 @@ test_expect_success 'basename similarity vs best similarity' '
 	git diff-tree -r -M --name-status HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
 	# subdir/file.txt is 88% similar to file.md, 78% similar to file.txt,
 	# but since same basenames are checked first...
-	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	A	file.md
 	R078	subdir/file.txt	file.txt
 	EOF
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'last line matters too' '
+test_expect_success 'file similarity handles missing trailing newline' '
 	{
 		test_write_lines a 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 &&
 		printf "git ignores final up to 63 characters if not newline terminated"
@@ -303,10 +290,10 @@ test_expect_success 'last line matters too' '
 	git commit -a -m "rename no-final-lf -> still-absent-final-lf" &&
 	git diff-tree -r -M --name-status HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
 	sed -e "s/^R[0-9]*	/R	/" actual >actual.munged &&
-	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	R	no-final-lf	still-absent-final-lf
 	EOF
-	test_cmp expected actual.munged
+	test_cmp expect actual.munged
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
index 59e71e3acd..198de5d039 100755
--- a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
+++ b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ test_description='Same rename detection as t4003 but testing diff-raw -z.
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-diff.sh ;# test-lib chdir's into trash
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare reference tree' \
-    'COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-     echo frotz >rezrov &&
+test_expect_success  'prepare reference tree' '
+    COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+    echo frotz >rezrov &&
     git update-index --add COPYING rezrov &&
     orig=$(git hash-object COPYING) &&
     tree=$(git write-tree) &&
-    echo $tree'
+    echo $tree
+'
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree' \
-    'sed -e 's/HOWEVER/However/' <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
-    sed -e 's/GPL/G.P.L/g' <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
+test_expect_success 'prepare work tree' '
+    sed -e "s/HOWEVER/However/" <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
+    sed -e "s/GPL/G.P.L/g" <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
     rm -f COPYING &&
     c1=$(git hash-object COPYING.1) &&
     c2=$(git hash-object COPYING.2) &&
-    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?'
+    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?
+'
 
 # tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING.1 and COPYING.2,
 # both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ COPYING
 COPYING.2
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#1)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#1)' '
+    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+'
 
 ################################################################
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree again' \
-    'mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
-     git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2'
+test_expect_success 'prepare work tree again' '
+    mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
+    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2
+'
 
 # tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING and COPYING.1,
 # both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ COPYING
 COPYING.1
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' '
+    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+'
 
 ################################################################
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ test_expect_success \
 # anything about rezrov or COPYING, since the revised again diff-raw
 # nows how to say Copy.
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree once again' \
-    'COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-     git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1'
+test_expect_success 'prepare work tree once again' '
+    COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1
+'
 
 git diff-index -z -C --find-copies-harder $tree >current
 cat >expected <<EOF
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ COPYING
 COPYING.1
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#3)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#3)' '
+    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+'
 
 test_done
-- 
2.53.0
Mark C. Chu-CarrollSep 22, 2026, 14:31 UTC in reply to Mark C. Chu-Carroll on lore

[PATCH v5 2/3] t4009: modernize

Old tests were written in a different style than modern ones; for better readability and test error messages, update t4009 to the modern style.

* run everything inside of a test_expect_success block.
* write title line on the same line as test_expect_success,
  end that line with a single quote that opens the body of the test,
  and end the test with a single quote that closes the body.
* write expected output of a test to a file named "expect",
  and actual output to a file named "actual".
* write here-docs using "<<-" syntax, so that they're indented
  uniformly with the rest of the test.
* make test names more clearly reflect the functionality that
  they test.
Signed-off-by: Mark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
---
 t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh | 126 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
Show changes to t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh +60 −66
diff --git a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
index 198de5d039..e42891ee5a 100755
--- a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
+++ b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
@@ -10,67 +10,63 @@ test_description='Same rename detection as t4003 but testing diff-raw -z.
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-diff.sh ;# test-lib chdir's into trash
 
-test_expect_success  'prepare reference tree' '
-    COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-    echo frotz >rezrov &&
-    git update-index --add COPYING rezrov &&
-    orig=$(git hash-object COPYING) &&
-    tree=$(git write-tree) &&
-    echo $tree
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	# prepare reference tree
+	COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+	echo frotz >rezrov &&
+	git update-index --add COPYING rezrov &&
+	orig=$(git hash-object COPYING) &&
+	tree=$(git write-tree) &&
+	echo $tree &&
+	# prepare work tree
+	sed -e "s/HOWEVER/However/" <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
+	sed -e "s/GPL/G.P.L/g" <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
+	rm -f COPYING &&
+	c1=$(git hash-object COPYING.1) &&
+	c2=$(git hash-object COPYING.2) &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'prepare work tree' '
-    sed -e "s/HOWEVER/However/" <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
-    sed -e "s/GPL/G.P.L/g" <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
-    rm -f COPYING &&
-    c1=$(git hash-object COPYING.1) &&
-    c2=$(git hash-object COPYING.2) &&
-    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?
-'
-
-# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING.1 and COPYING.2,
-# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
-# and COPYING.2 are based on COPYING, and do not say anything about
-# rezrov.
-
-git diff-index -z -C $tree >current
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-:100644 100644 $orig $c2 R1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.2
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#1)' '
-    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+	# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING.1 and COPYING.2,
+	# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
+	# and COPYING.2 are based on COPYING, and do not say anything about
+	# rezrov.
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c2 R1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.2
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index -z -C $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
 '
 
 ################################################################
 
-test_expect_success 'prepare work tree again' '
-    mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
-    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2
-'
-
-# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING and COPYING.1,
-# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
-# is based on COPYING and COPYING is still there, and do not say anything
-# about rezrov.
-
-git diff-index -z -C $tree >current
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c2 M
-COPYING
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' '
-    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+	# prepare work tree again
+	mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2 &&
+
+	# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING and COPYING.1,
+	# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
+	# is based on COPYING and COPYING is still there, and do not say anything
+	# about rezrov.
+
+	git diff-index -z -C $tree >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c2 M
+	COPYING
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	EOF
+
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
 '
 
 ################################################################
@@ -80,20 +76,18 @@ test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' '
 # anything about rezrov or COPYING, since the revised again diff-raw
 # nows how to say Copy.
 
-test_expect_success 'prepare work tree once again' '
-    COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1
-'
-
-git diff-index -z -C --find-copies-harder $tree >current
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#3)' '
-    compare_diff_raw_z current expected
+	# prepare work tree once again
+	COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 &&
+	git diff-index -z -C --find-copies-harder $tree >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	EOF
+
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
 '
 
 test_done
-- 
2.53.0
Mark C. Chu-CarrollSep 22, 2026, 14:31 UTC in reply to Mark C. Chu-Carroll on lore

[PATCH v5 3/3] t4010: modernize

Old tests were written in a different style than modern ones; for better readability and test error messages, update t4010 to the modern style.

* run everything inside of a test_expect_success block.
* write title line on the same line as test_expect_success,
  end that line with a single quote that opens the body of the test,
  and end the test with a single quote that closes the body.
* write expected output of a test to a file named "expect",
  and actual output to a file named "actual".
* write here-docs using "<<-" syntax, so that they're indented
  uniformly with the rest of the test.
* make test names more clearly reflect the functionality that
  they test.
Signed-off-by: Mark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
---
 t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh | 120 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
Show changes to t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh +59 −61
diff --git a/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh b/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
index c84c3fa05b..34d53e7496 100755
--- a/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
+++ b/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
@@ -13,67 +13,65 @@ Prepare:
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-diff.sh ;# test-lib chdir's into trash
 
-test_expect_success \
-    setup \
-    'echo frotz >file0 &&
-     mkdir path1 &&
-     echo rezrov >path1/file1 &&
-     before0=$(git hash-object file0) &&
-     before1=$(git hash-object path1/file1) &&
-     git update-index --add file0 path1/file1 &&
-     tree=$(git write-tree) &&
-     echo "$tree" &&
-     echo nitfol >file0 &&
-     echo yomin >path1/file1 &&
-     after0=$(git hash-object file0) &&
-     after1=$(git hash-object path1/file1) &&
-     git update-index file0 path1/file1'
-
-cat >expected <<\EOF
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'limit to path should show nothing' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- path >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'limit to path1 should show path1/file1' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- path1 >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'limit to path1/ should show path1/file1' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- path1/ >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    '"*file1" should show path1/file1' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- "*file1" >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $before0 $after0 M	file0
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'limit to file0 should show file0' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- file0 >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
-
-cat >expected <<\EOF
-EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'limit to file0/ should emit nothing.' \
-    'git diff-index --cached $tree -- file0/ >current &&
-     compare_diff_raw current expected'
+
+test_expect_success 'limit to path should show nothing' '
+	echo frotz >file0 &&
+	mkdir path1 &&
+	echo rezrov >path1/file1 &&
+	before0=$(git hash-object file0) &&
+	before1=$(git hash-object path1/file1) &&
+	git update-index --add file0 path1/file1 &&
+	tree=$(git write-tree) &&
+	echo nitfol >file0 &&
+	echo yomin >path1/file1 &&
+	after0=$(git hash-object file0) &&
+	after1=$(git hash-object path1/file1) &&
+	git update-index file0 path1/file1 &&
+	: >expected &&
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- path >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'limit to path1 should show path1/file1' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- path1 >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'limit to path1/ should show path1/file1' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- path1/ >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
+test_expect_success '"*file1" should show path1/file1' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $before1 $after1 M	path1/file1
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- "*file1" >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'limit to file0 should show file0' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $before0 $after0 M	file0
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- file0 >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'limit to file0/ should emit nothing.' '
+	: >expected &&
+	git diff-index --cached $tree -- file0/ >current &&
+	compare_diff_raw current expected
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'diff-tree pathspec' '
 	tree2=$(git write-tree) &&
-- 
2.53.0
Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2026, 19:41 UTC in reply to Mark C. Chu-Carroll on lore

Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] t4001: modernize

"Mark C. Chu-Carroll" <markchucarroll@fastmail.com> writes:
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> Old tests were written in a different style than modern
> ones; for better readability and test error messages,
> update t4001 to the modern style.
>
> * run everything inside of a test_expect_success block.
> * write title line on the same line as test_expect_success,
>   end that line with a single quote that opens the body of the test,
>   and end the test with a single quote that closes the body.
> * write expected output of a test to a file named "expect",
>   and actual output to a file named "actual".
> * write here-docs using "<<-" syntax, so that they're indented
>   uniformly with the rest of the test.
> * make test names more clearly reflect the functionality that
>   they test.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
> ---
>  t/t4001-diff-rename.sh   | 91 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh | 54 ++++++++++++------------
>  2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)

Rebase glitch? The claim above is that this is about updating t4001 but it seems that a half of t4009 updates are mixed in.

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