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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow git-diff exit with codes similar to diff(1)
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"Alex Riesen" <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:

>>         echo ... &&
>>         git add . &&
>>         {
>>                 git diff-index ...; test $? != 0
>>         }
>
> Confused. What's wrong with test_expect_failure which
> does not need any of the both ugly constructions?
> Hmm... Do you mean: "we expect successful
> operation with exit code 1"?

No.  Think what happens if you broke "git add".