+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='magic pathspec tests using git-add'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ mkdir sub anothersub &&
+ : >sub/foo &&
+ : >anothersub/foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'add :/' "
+ cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+ add 'anothersub/foo'
+ add 'expected'
+ add 'sub/actual'
+ add 'sub/foo'
+ EOF
+ (cd sub && git add -n :/ >actual) &&
+ test_cmp expected sub/actual
+"
+
+cat >expected <<EOF
+add 'anothersub/foo'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'add :/anothersub' '
+ (cd sub && git add -n :/anothersub >actual) &&
+ test_cmp expected sub/actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'add :/non-existent' '
+ (cd sub && test_must_fail git add -n :/non-existent)
+'
+
+cat >expected <<EOF
+add 'sub/foo'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'a file with the same (long) magic name exists' '
+ : >":(icase)ha" &&
+ test_must_fail git add -n ":(icase)ha" &&
+ git add -n "./:(icase)ha"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'a file with the same (short) magic name exists' '
+ mkdir ":" &&
+ : >":/bar" &&
+ test_must_fail git add -n :/bar &&
+ git add -n "./:/bar"
+'
+
+test_done