'
+cat > expect << \EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+# (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+#
+# new file: dir2/added
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+# (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#
+# modified: dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+# (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+# dir1/untracked
+# dir2/modified
+# dir2/untracked
+# expect
+# output
+# untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status without relative paths' '
+
+ git config status.relativePaths false
+ (cd dir1 && git status) > output &&
+ git diff expect output
+
+'
+
test_done