+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'branch -d can delete dangling symref to broken name' '
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/broken...ref\n" >.git/refs/heads/badname &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/badname" &&
+ git branch -d badname >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/badname &&
+ test_i18ngrep "Deleted branch badname (was refs/heads/broken\.\.\.ref)" output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref -d can delete broken name through symref' '
+ cp .git/refs/heads/master .git/refs/heads/broken...ref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/broken...ref" &&
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/broken...ref\n" >.git/refs/heads/badname &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/badname" &&
+ git update-ref -d refs/heads/badname >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/broken...ref &&
+ test_must_be_empty output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref --no-deref -d can delete symref with broken name' '
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/master\n" >.git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/broken...symref" &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/heads/broken...symref >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_must_be_empty output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'branch -d can delete symref with broken name' '
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/master\n" >.git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/broken...symref" &&
+ git branch -d broken...symref >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_i18ngrep "Deleted branch broken...symref (was refs/heads/master)" output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref --no-deref -d can delete dangling symref with broken name' '
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/idonotexist\n" >.git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/broken...symref" &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/heads/broken...symref >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_must_be_empty output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'branch -d can delete dangling symref with broken name' '
+ printf "ref: refs/heads/idonotexist\n" >.git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/broken...symref" &&
+ git branch -d broken...symref >output 2>error &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/broken...symref &&
+ test_i18ngrep "Deleted branch broken...symref (was refs/heads/idonotexist)" output &&
+ test_must_be_empty error