test_must_fail git commit --fixup HEAD~1 -F log
'
+cat >expected-template <<EOF
+
+# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
+# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
+#
+# Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+#
+# On branch commit-template-check
+# Changes to be committed:
+# new file: commit-template-check
+#
+# Untracked files not listed
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new line found before status message in commit template' '
+ git checkout -b commit-template-check &&
+ git reset --hard HEAD &&
+ touch commit-template-check &&
+ git add commit-template-check &&
+ GIT_EDITOR="cat >editor-input" git commit --untracked-files=no --allow-empty-message &&
+ test_i18ncmp expected-template editor-input
+'
+
test_done