+test_expect_success 'setup unique colors' '
+
+ git config status.color.untracked blue
+
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+# (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+#
+# <GREEN>new file: dir2/added<RESET>
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+# (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+# (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+#
+# <RED>modified: dir1/modified<RESET>
+#
+# Untracked files:
+# (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+# <BLUE>dir1/untracked<RESET>
+# <BLUE>dir2/modified<RESET>
+# <BLUE>dir2/untracked<RESET>
+# <BLUE>expect<RESET>
+# <BLUE>output<RESET>
+# <BLUE>untracked<RESET>
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status with color.ui' '
+
+ git config color.ui always &&
+ git status | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with color.status' '
+
+ git config --unset color.ui &&
+ git config color.status always &&
+ git status | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+ <RED>M<RESET> dir1/modified
+<GREEN>A<RESET> dir2/added
+<BLUE>??<RESET> dir1/untracked
+<BLUE>??<RESET> dir2/modified
+<BLUE>??<RESET> dir2/untracked
+<BLUE>??<RESET> expect
+<BLUE>??<RESET> output
+<BLUE>??<RESET> untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status -s with color.ui' '
+
+ git config --unset color.status &&
+ git config color.ui always &&
+ git status -s | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status -s with color.status' '
+
+ git config --unset color.ui &&
+ git config color.status always &&
+ git status -s | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+ M dir1/modified
+A dir2/added
+?? dir1/untracked
+?? dir2/modified
+?? dir2/untracked
+?? expect
+?? output
+?? untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status --porcelain ignores color.ui' '
+
+ git config --unset color.status &&
+ git config color.ui always &&
+ git status --porcelain | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status --porcelain ignores color.status' '
+
+ git config --unset color.ui &&
+ git config color.status always &&
+ git status --porcelain | test_decode_color >output &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+# recover unconditionally from color tests
+git config --unset color.status
+git config --unset color.ui
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF