Use test_must_be_empty instead of reading the file and comparing its contents to an empty string. That's more efficient, as the function only needs built-in meta-data only check in the usual case, and provides nicer debug output otherwise. Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx> --- t/t1400-update-ref.sh | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh index 1fbd940408..ae8e2fcf3b 100755 --- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh +++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh @@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ test_expect_success 'Query "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:00}" (exactly history star test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:00}" >o 2>e && test $C = $(cat o) && - test "" = "$(cat e)" + test_must_be_empty e ' test_expect_success 'Query "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:30}" (first non-creation change)' ' test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:30}" >o 2>e && test $A = $(cat o) && - test "" = "$(cat e)" + test_must_be_empty e ' test_expect_success 'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:33:01}" (middle of history with gap)' ' test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && @@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ test_expect_success 'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:38:00}" (middle of history)' ' test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-26 23:38:00}" >o 2>e && test $Z = $(cat o) && - test "" = "$(cat e)" + test_must_be_empty e ' test_expect_success 'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:43:00}" (exact end of history)' ' test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-26 23:43:00}" >o 2>e && test $E = $(cat o) && - test "" = "$(cat e)" + test_must_be_empty e ' test_expect_success 'Query "master@{2005-05-28}" (past end of history)' ' test_when_finished "rm -f o e" && -- 2.24.0