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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Christian Couder
+#
+
+test_description='Tests to check that "reset" options follow a known table'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+
+test_expect_success 'creating initial commits' '
+    test_commit E file1 &&
+    test_commit D file1 &&
+    test_commit C file1
+'
+
+while read W1 I1 H1 T opt W2 I2 H2
+do
+    test_expect_success "check: $W1 $I1 $H1 $T --$opt $W2 $I2 $H2" '
+	git reset --hard C &&
+	if test "$I1" != "$H1"
+	then
+	    echo "$I1" >file1 &&
+	    git add file1
+	fi &&
+	if test "$W1" != "$I1"
+	then
+	    echo "$W1" >file1
+	fi &&
+	if test "$W2" != "XXXXX"
+	then
+	    git reset --$opt $T &&
+	    test "$(cat file1)" = "$W2" &&
+	    git checkout-index -f -- file1 &&
+	    test "$(cat file1)" = "$I2" &&
+	    git checkout -f HEAD -- file1 &&
+	    test "$(cat file1)" = "$H2"
+	else
+	    test_must_fail git reset --$opt $T
+	fi
+    '
+done <<\EOF
+A B C D soft   A B D
+A B C D mixed  A D D
+A B C D hard   D D D
+A B C D merge  XXXXX
+A B C C soft   A B C
+A B C C mixed  A C C
+A B C C hard   C C C
+A B C C merge  XXXXX
+B B C D soft   B B D
+B B C D mixed  B D D
+B B C D hard   D D D
+B B C D merge  D D D
+B B C C soft   B B C
+B B C C mixed  B C C
+B B C C hard   C C C
+B B C C merge  C C C
+B C C D soft   B C D
+B C C D mixed  B D D
+B C C D hard   D D D
+B C C D merge  XXXXX
+B C C C soft   B C C
+B C C C mixed  B C C
+B C C C hard   C C C
+B C C C merge  B C C
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'setting up branches to test with unmerged entries' '
+    git reset --hard C &&
+    git branch branch1 &&
+    git branch branch2 &&
+    git checkout branch1 &&
+    test_commit B1 file1 &&
+    git checkout branch2 &&
+    test_commit B2 file1
+'
+
+while read W1 I1 H1 T opt W2 I2 H2
+do
+    test_expect_success "check: $W1 $I1 $H1 $T --$opt $W2 $I2 $H2" '
+	git reset --hard B2 &&
+	test_must_fail git merge branch1 &&
+	cat file1 >X_file1 &&
+	if test "$W2" != "XXXXX"
+	then
+	    git reset --$opt $T &&
+	    if test "$W2" = "X"
+	    then
+		test_cmp file1 X_file1
+	    else
+		test "$(cat file1)" = "$W2"
+	    fi &&
+	    git checkout-index -f -- file1 &&
+	    test "$(cat file1)" = "$I2" &&
+	    git checkout -f HEAD -- file1 &&
+	    test "$(cat file1)" = "$H2"
+	else
+	    test_must_fail git reset --$opt $T
+	fi
+    '
+done <<\EOF
+X U C D soft   XXXXX
+X U C D mixed  X D D
+X U C D hard   D D D
+X U C D merge  D D D
+X U C C soft   XXXXX
+X U C C mixed  X C C
+X U C C hard   C C C
+X U C C merge  C C C
+EOF
+
+test_done