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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Brian C Gernhardt
+#
+
+test_description='Format-patch numbering options'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+	echo A > file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m First &&
+
+	echo B >> file &&
+	git commit -a -m Second &&
+
+	echo C >> file &&
+	git commit -a -m Third
+
+'
+
+# Each of these gets used multiple times.
+
+test_num_no_numbered() {
+	cnt=$(grep "^Subject: \[PATCH\]" $1 | wc -l) &&
+	test $cnt = $2
+}
+
+test_single_no_numbered() {
+	test_num_no_numbered $1 1
+}
+
+test_no_numbered() {
+	test_num_no_numbered $1 2
+}
+
+test_single_numbered() {
+	grep "^Subject: \[PATCH 1/1\]" $1
+}
+
+test_numbered() {
+	grep "^Subject: \[PATCH 1/2\]" $1 &&
+	grep "^Subject: \[PATCH 2/2\]" $1
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'Default: no numbered' '
+
+	git format-patch --stdout HEAD~2 >patch0 &&
+	test_no_numbered patch0
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Use --numbered' '
+
+	git format-patch --numbered --stdout HEAD~2 >patch1 &&
+	test_numbered patch1
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered = true' '
+
+	git config format.numbered true &&
+	git format-patch --stdout HEAD~2 >patch2 &&
+	test_numbered patch2
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered && single patch' '
+
+	git format-patch --stdout HEAD^ > patch3 &&
+	test_single_numbered patch3
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered && --no-numbered' '
+
+	git format-patch --no-numbered --stdout HEAD~2 >patch4 &&
+	test_no_numbered patch4
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered = auto' '
+
+	git config format.numbered auto
+	git format-patch --stdout HEAD~2 > patch5 &&
+	test_numbered patch5
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered = auto && single patch' '
+
+	git format-patch --stdout HEAD^ > patch6 &&
+	test_single_no_numbered patch6
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format.numbered = auto && --no-numbered' '
+
+	git format-patch --no-numbered --stdout HEAD~2 > patch7 &&
+	test_no_numbered patch7
+
+'
+
+test_done