>output &&
git diff expect output'
+cat > excludes-file << EOF
+*.[1-8]
+e*
+EOF
+
+git-config core.excludesFile excludes-file
+
+git-runstatus | grep "^# " > output
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+# .gitignore
+# a.6
+# one/
+# output
+# three/
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'git-status honours core.excludesfile' \
+ 'diff -u expect output'
+
test_done