The short version: echo -n doesn't seem to be portable. The following works for me: (And is this a typo: test_expect_success 'test biridectionality' ') /Torsten diff ../../git.peff/t/t9350-fast-export.sh t9350-fast-export.sh 444,445c444,445 < echo -n > marks-cur && < echo -n > marks-new && --- > > marks-cur && > > marks-new && 464c464 < echo -n > tmp-marks && --- > > tmp-marks && 474c474 < echo -n > expected && --- > > expected && -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html