+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='Test read_early_config()'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'read early config' '
+ test_config early.config correct &&
+ test-config read_early_config early.config >output &&
+ test correct = "$(cat output)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'in a sub-directory' '
+ test_config early.config sub &&
+ mkdir -p sub &&
+ (
+ cd sub &&
+ test-config read_early_config early.config
+ ) >output &&
+ test sub = "$(cat output)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ceiling' '
+ test_config early.config ceiling &&
+ mkdir -p sub &&
+ (
+ GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$PWD" &&
+ export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES &&
+ cd sub &&
+ test-config read_early_config early.config
+ ) >output &&
+ test -z "$(cat output)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ceiling #2' '
+ mkdir -p xdg/git &&
+ git config -f xdg/git/config early.config xdg &&
+ test_config early.config ceiling &&
+ mkdir -p sub &&
+ (
+ XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$PWD"/xdg &&
+ GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$PWD" &&
+ export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES XDG_CONFIG_HOME &&
+ cd sub &&
+ test-config read_early_config early.config
+ ) >output &&
+ test xdg = "$(cat output)"
+'
+
+test_done