Subject: [PATCH] t/pack-refs-tests: drop '-f' from test_path_is_missing

From: "Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:50:47 +0000

From: jayesh0104 <[email-masked]>

test_path_is_missing expects exactly one argument: the path to
check for absence. Passing '-f' is incorrect and results in
"bug in the test script: 1 param" during test execution.

The '-f' flag appears to have been carried over from the
equivalent 'test -f' usage, but test_path_is_missing does not
accept such flags.

Remove the extraneous '-f' to use the helper correctly and
restore proper test behavior.

Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga <[email-masked]>
---
    t/pack-refs-tests: fix helper usage

    High-level (Intent & Context)
    =============================
    
    The test script t/pack-refs-tests.sh has two issues that prevent it from
    running correctly.
    
    It uses: ! test -f .git/refs/heads/f
    
    This is inconsistent with the Git test framework, where helper functions
    such as test_path_is_missing should be used instead of raw test checks.

    Low-level (Implementation & Justification)
    ==========================================
    
    Without sourcing test-lib.sh, the test framework is not initialized,
    leading to errors such as: test_expect_success: not found
    
    Replaced raw file check with the appropriate helper:
    
    - ! test -f .git/refs/heads/f
    + test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/f

    Summary
    =======
    
    Replace test -f with test_path_is_missing

Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2248%2Fjayesh0104%2Ffix-pack-refs-test-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2248/jayesh0104/fix-pack-refs-test-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2248

 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' '

base-commit: 6e8d538aab8fe4dd07ba9fb87b5c7edcfa5706ad
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