+ test_must_fail git commit --dry-run -a >output &&
+ grep "nothing to commit" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with modified file in submodule' '
+ (cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
+ echo "changed" >sub/foo &&
+ git status >output &&
+ grep "modified: sub" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with modified file in submodule (porcelain)' '
+ (cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
+ echo "changed" >sub/foo &&
+ git status --porcelain >output &&
+ diff output - <<-\EOF
+ M sub
+ EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with added file in submodule' '
+ (cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
+ git status >output &&
+ grep "modified: sub" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with added file in submodule (porcelain)' '
+ (cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
+ git status --porcelain >output &&
+ diff output - <<-\EOF
+ M sub
+ EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule' '
+ (cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
+ echo "content" >sub/new-file &&
+ git status >output &&
+ grep "modified: sub" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule (porcelain)' '
+ git status --porcelain >output &&
+ diff output - <<-\EOF
+ M sub
+ EOF