test_expect_success 'working --list' \
'git config --list > output && cmp output expect'
+cat > expect << EOF
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success '--list without repo produces empty output' '
+ git --git-dir=nonexistent config --list >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+'
+
cat > expect << EOF
beta.noindent sillyValue
nextsection.nonewline wow2 for me
'
+test_expect_success 'nonexistent configuration' '
+ (
+ GIT_CONFIG=doesnotexist &&
+ export GIT_CONFIG &&
+ test_must_fail git config --list &&
+ test_must_fail git config test.xyzzy
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'symlink to nonexistent configuration' '
+ ln -s doesnotexist linktonada &&
+ ln -s linktonada linktolinktonada &&
+ (
+ GIT_CONFIG=linktonada &&
+ export GIT_CONFIG &&
+ test_must_fail git config --list &&
+ GIT_CONFIG=linktolinktonada &&
+ test_must_fail git config --list
+ )
+'
+
test_expect_success 'check split_cmdline return' "
git config alias.split-cmdline-fix 'echo \"' &&
test_must_fail git split-cmdline-fix &&