apply --cached: do not check newly added file in the working tree

diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index 1bf728fb067cfa8c7209d29207470ef09a91b4b3..7090ea92c1ace40079493447d12fc61da416cb9c 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -278,5 +278,36 @@ git-repo-config > output 2>&1
 test_expect_success 'no arguments, but no crash' \
        "test $? = 129 && grep usage output"
 
+cat > .git/config << EOF
+[a.b]
+       c = d
+EOF
+
+git-repo-config a.x y
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+       c = d
+[a]
+       x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new section is partial match of another' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
+git-repo-config b.x y
+git-repo-config a.b c
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+       c = d
+[a]
+       x = y
+       b = c
+[b]
+       x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new variable inserts into proper section' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
 test_done