Subject: Re: [PATCH] t1001: replace 'test -f' with 'test_path_is_file'

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 10:09:11 -0700

Rodrigo Carvalho <[email-masked]> writes:

> 'test_path_is_file' is a modern path checking method in Git's development.
>  Replace the basic shell command 'test -f' with this approach.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Carvalho <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> index 4a88bb9ef0..2e8d9384e1 100755
> --- a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> +++ b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ test_expect_success 'a/b (untracked) vs a case setup.' '
>  test_expect_success 'a/b (untracked) vs a, plus c/d case test.' '
>  	read_tree_u_must_fail -u -m "$treeH" "$treeM" &&
>  	git ls-files --stage &&
> -	test -f a/b
> +	test_path_is_file a/b
>  '

Obviously correct conversion.

This is an ancient part of the system, started before we even had a
"git checkout" rewritten as a single command, so it is not
surprising if it had quite a lot of antiquities and debugging
statement without much effect, which may be subject to further
clean-up.

Thanks, will queue.