test_cmp expected actual
'
+test_expect_success 'Check format of strftime date fields' '
+ echo "my date is 2006-07-03" >expected &&
+ git for-each-ref \
+ --format="%(authordate:format:my date is %Y-%m-%d)" \
+ refs/heads >actual &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'exercise strftime with odd fields' '
+ echo >expected &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(authordate:format:)" refs/heads >actual &&
+ test_cmp expected actual &&
+ long="long format -- $_z40$_z40$_z40$_z40$_z40$_z40$_z40" &&
+ echo $long >expected &&
+ git for-each-ref --format="%(authordate:format:$long)" refs/heads >actual &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
cat >expected <<\EOF
refs/heads/master
refs/remotes/origin/master