test_cmp expect actual
'
+test_expect_success 'last one wins: two level vars' '
+
+ # sec.var and sec.VAR are the same variable, as the first
+ # and the last level of a configuration variable name is
+ # case insensitive.
+
+ echo VAL >expect &&
+
+ git -c sec.var=val -c sec.VAR=VAL config --get sec.var >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c SEC.var=val -c sec.var=VAL config --get sec.var >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git -c sec.var=val -c sec.VAR=VAL config --get SEC.var >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c SEC.var=val -c sec.var=VAL config --get sec.VAR >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'last one wins: three level vars' '
+
+ # v.a.r and v.A.r are not the same variable, as the middle
+ # level of a three-level configuration variable name is
+ # case sensitive.
+
+ echo val >expect &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c v.A.r=VAL config --get v.a.r >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c v.A.r=VAL config --get V.a.R >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ # v.a.r and V.a.R are the same variable, as the first
+ # and the last level of a configuration variable name is
+ # case insensitive.
+
+ echo VAL >expect &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c v.a.R=VAL config --get v.a.r >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c V.a.r=VAL config --get v.a.r >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c v.a.R=VAL config --get V.a.R >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ git -c v.a.r=val -c V.a.r=VAL config --get V.a.R >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+for VAR in a .a a. a.0b a."b c". a."b c".0d
+do
+ test_expect_success "git -c $VAR=VAL rejects invalid '$VAR'" '
+ test_must_fail git -c "$VAR=VAL" config -l
+ '
+done
+
+for VAR in a.b a."b c".d
+do
+ test_expect_success "git -c $VAR=VAL works with valid '$VAR'" '
+ echo VAL >expect &&
+ git -c "$VAR=VAL" config --get "$VAR" >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+done
+
test_expect_success 'git -c is not confused by empty environment' '
GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS="" git -c x.one=1 config --list
'