Subject: [PATCH v4] t/pack-refs-tests: use test_path_is_missing

From: Jayesh Daga <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:12:44 +0000

Replace a raw '! test -f' check with test_path_is_missing
to use the standard test helper.

This improves consistency with other tests and provides
better diagnostics on failure.

Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga <[email-masked]>
---
v4:
- Correct commit message to match actual change
- Improve rationale (diagnostics, consistency)
- Move version notes below '---'
- Fix author name to match sign-off

v3:
- Fix commit message wording
---
 t/pack-refs-tests.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/t/pack-refs-tests.sh b/t/pack-refs-tests.sh
index 2fdaccb6c7..4a85d96c6b 100644
--- a/t/pack-refs-tests.sh
+++ b/t/pack-refs-tests.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test_expect_success 'see if a branch still exists after git ${pack_refs} --prune
 test_expect_success 'see if git ${pack_refs} --prune remove ref files' '
 	git branch f &&
 	git ${pack_refs} --all --prune &&
-	! test -f .git/refs/heads/f
+	test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/f
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'see if git ${pack_refs} --prune removes empty dirs' '
-- 
2.43.0