test_cmp expected actual
'
+test_expect_success 'do not dereference NULL upon %(HEAD) on unborn branch' '
+ test_when_finished "git checkout master" &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(HEAD) %(refname:short)" refs/heads/ >actual &&
+ sed -e "s/^\* / /" actual >expect &&
+ git checkout --orphan HEAD &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(HEAD) %(refname:short)" refs/heads/ >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
cat >trailers <<EOF
Reviewed-by: A U Thor <author@example.com>
Signed-off-by: A U Thor <author@example.com>