On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 08:39:55AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > test_expect_success 'status untracked directory with --ignored' ' > > echo "ignored" >.gitignore && > > + sed -e "s/^/\xef\xbb\xbf/" .gitignore >.gitignore.new && > > + mv .gitignore.new .gitignore && > > Is this "write literal in \xHEX on the replacement side of sed > substitution" potable? In any case, replacing the above three with > something like: > > printf "<bom>ignored\n" >.gitignore > > may be more sensible, no? I'm not sure about sed, but I agree it is suspect. And note that printf with hex codes is not portable, either You have to use octal: printf '\357\273\277ignored\n' >.gitignore Also, as a nit, I'd much rather see this in its own test rather than crammed into another test_expect_success. It's much easier to diagnose failures if the test description mentions the goal, and it is not tied up with testing other parts that might fail. -Peff -- 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