Patrick Steinhardt <ps@xxxxxx> writes: > +test_expect_success 'abbreviated object IDs' ' > + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && > + git init repo && > + ( > + cd repo && > + test_must_fail git reflog write refs/heads/something 12345 $ZERO_OID old-object-id 2>err && Is the object id rejected because it's short, or because there simply doesn't exist an object that starts with `12345`? You're not really testing the former, which you claim in the test name. -- Cheers, Toon