test_cmp empty out
'
+test_expect_success 'set up commits with funny messages' '
+ git checkout -b funny A &&
+ echo >>file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -a -m "end with slash\\" &&
+ echo >>file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -a -m "something (\000) that looks like octal" &&
+ echo >>file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -a -m "something (\n) that looks like a newline" &&
+ echo >>file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -a -m "another commit"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase-i history with funny messages' '
+ git rev-list A..funny >expect &&
+ test_tick &&
+ FAKE_LINES="1 2 3 4" git rebase -i A &&
+ git rev-list A.. >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
test_done