Todd Zullinger <tmz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > index e500d7c320..352a52e59d 100755 > --- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh > +++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh > @@ -977,7 +977,8 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i --root reword root commit' ' > set_fake_editor && > FAKE_LINES="reword 1 2" FAKE_COMMIT_MESSAGE="A changed" \ > git rebase -i --root && > - git show HEAD^ | grep "A changed" > + git show HEAD^ | grep "A changed" && > + test -z "$(git show -s --format=%p HEAD^)" > ' The additional test probably will pass when HEAD is a root commit by failing to refer to HEAD^, resulting an empty output from show. The previous step would also give an error and won't emit anything that would match "A changed", so it probably is OK, though.