. ./test-lib.sh
# Setup some files to be removed, some with funny characters
-touch -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' 'tab embedded' 'newline
-embedded' -q
-git-add -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' 'tab embedded' 'newline
-embedded' -q
-git-commit -m "add files"
+touch -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q
+git-add -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q
+git-commit -m "add normal files"
+test_tabs=y
+if touch -- 'tab embedded' 'newline
+embedded'
+then
+git-add -- 'tab embedded' 'newline
+embedded'
+git-commit -m "add files with tabs and newlines"
+else
+ say 'Your filesystem does not allow tabs in filenames.'
+ test_tabs=n
+fi
+
+# Later we will try removing an unremovable path to make sure
+# git-rm barfs, but if the test is run as root that cannot be
+# arranged.
+: >test-file
+chmod a-w .
+rm -f test-file
+test -f test-file && test_failed_remove=y
+chmod 775 .
+rm -f test-file
test_expect_success \
'Pre-check that foo exists and is in index before git-rm foo' \
'Test that "git-rm -- -q" succeeds (remove a file that looks like an option)' \
'git-rm -- -q'
-test_expect_success \
+test "$test_tabs" = y && test_expect_success \
"Test that \"git-rm -f\" succeeds with embedded space, tab, or newline characters." \
"git-rm -f 'space embedded' 'tab embedded' 'newline
embedded'"
-chmod u-w .
+if test "$test_failed_remove" = y; then
+chmod a-w .
test_expect_failure \
'Test that "git-rm -f" fails if its rm fails' \
'git-rm -f baz'
-chmod u+w .
+chmod 775 .
+else
+ test_expect_success 'skipping removal failure (perhaps running as root?)' :
+fi
test_expect_success \
'When the rm in "git-rm -f" fails, it should not remove the file from the index' \