The common construct: VAR=VAL command args it's a common way to define one-shot variables within the scope of executing a "command". However, when "command" is a function which in turn executes the "command", the behavior varies depending on the shell: ** Bash 5.2.21 ** $ f () { bash -c 'echo A=$A'; } $ A=1 f A=1 ** dash 0.5.12-9 ** $ f () { bash -c 'echo A=$A'; } $ A=1 f A=1 ** dash 0.5.10.2-6 ** $ f () { bash -c 'echo A=$A'; } $ A=1 f A= One of our CI jobs on GitHub Actions uses Ubuntu 20.04 running dash 0.5.10.2-6, so we failed the test t3701:51; the "git add -p" being tested did not get our custom GIT_PAGER, which broke the test. Work it around by explicitly exporting the variable in a subshell. Signed-off-by: Rubén Justo <rjusto@xxxxxxxxx> --- t/t3701-add-interactive.sh | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh index c60589cb94..1b8617e0c1 100755 --- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh +++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh @@ -616,7 +616,11 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'P handles SIGPIPE when writing to pager' ' test_when_finished "rm -f huge_file; git reset" && printf "\n%2500000s" Y >huge_file && git add -N huge_file && - test_write_lines P q | GIT_PAGER="head -n 1" test_terminal git add -p + test_write_lines P q | ( + GIT_PAGER="head -n 1" && + export GIT_PAGER && + test_terminal git add -p + ) ' test_expect_success 'split hunk "add -p (edit)"' ' -- 2.45.1