cmp victim/.git/refs/heads/master .git/refs/heads/master
'
+unset GIT_CONFIG GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL
+HOME=`pwd`/no-such-directory
+export HOME ;# this way we force the victim/.git/config to be used.
+
+test_expect_success \
+ 'pushing with --force should be denied with denyNonFastforwards' '
+ cd victim &&
+ git-repo-config receive.denyNonFastforwards true &&
+ cd .. &&
+ git-update-ref refs/heads/master master^ &&
+ git-send-pack --force ./victim/.git/ master &&
+ ! diff -u .git/refs/heads/master victim/.git/refs/heads/master
+'
+
test_done