shortlog: do not require to run from inside a git repository

diff --git a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
index 6d12efb74d8bedede8e476429b2fccd648eb05a3..eef4cafda99729977af9bee2eca83493814faede 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
+++ b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'shortlog wrapping' 'diff -u expect out'
 
+git log HEAD > log
+GIT_DIR=non-existing git shortlog -w < log > out
+
+test_expect_success 'shortlog from non-git directory' 'diff -u expect out'
+
 test_done