Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > + touch expect && > + printf "\0" > expect && What's the point of that "touch", especially if you are going to overwrite it immediately after? > + git rev-list --header --max-count=1 HEAD | tail -n1 >actual && As "tail" is a tool for text files, it is likely unportable to use "tail -n1" to grab the "last incomplete line that happens to contain a single NUL". > + test_cmp_bin expect actual > +'