test_expect_success 'value with newline' 'git repo-config key.sub value.with\\\
newline'
+cat > .git/config <<\EOF
+[section]
+ ; comment \
+ continued = cont\
+inued
+ noncont = not continued ; \
+ quotecont = "cont;\
+inued"
+EOF
+
+cat > expect <<\EOF
+section.continued=continued
+section.noncont=not continued
+section.quotecont=cont;inued
+EOF
+
+git repo-config --list > result
+
+test_expect_success 'value continued on next line' 'cmp result expect'
+
test_done