test content = $(cat some/sub/dir/newfile)
'
+cat > patch << EOF
+diff --git a/c/newfile2 b/c/newfile2
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..d95f3ad
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/c/newfile2
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++content
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'apply --directory -p (new file)' '
+ git reset --hard initial &&
+ git apply -p2 --directory=some/sub/dir/ --index patch &&
+ test content = $(git show :some/sub/dir/newfile2) &&
+ test content = $(cat some/sub/dir/newfile2)
+'
+
cat > patch << EOF
diff --git a/delfile b/delfile
deleted file mode 100644