When wc outputs whitespace, the test "$(command | wc -l)" = 1 is broken because " 1" != "1". Let the shell eat the whitespace by using test 1 = $(command | wc -l) instead. Signed-off-by: Brian Gernhardt <benji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- As per the previous discussion on the list. t/t5516-fetch-push.sh | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh index 08d58e1..c0fa2ba 100755 --- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh +++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (3)' ' git branch -f frotz master && git push testrepo frotz && check_push_result $the_commit heads/frotz && - test "$( cd testrepo && git show-ref | wc -l )" = 1 + test 1 = $( cd testrepo && git show-ref | wc -l ) ' test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (4)' ' @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec (4)' ' git tag -f frotz && git push testrepo frotz && check_push_result $the_commit tags/frotz && - test "$( cd testrepo && git show-ref | wc -l )" = 1 + test 1 = $( cd testrepo && git show-ref | wc -l ) ' -- 1.5.2.2.590.gf578-dirty - 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