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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git-merge
+
+Do not overwrite changes.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	echo c0 > c0.c &&
+	git add c0.c &&
+	git commit -m c0 &&
+	git tag c0 &&
+	echo c1 > c1.c &&
+	git add c1.c &&
+	git commit -m c1 &&
+	git tag c1 &&
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+	echo c2 > c2.c &&
+	git add c2.c &&
+	git commit -m c2 &&
+	git tag c2 &&
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	echo "c1 a" > c1.c &&
+	git add c1.c &&
+	git commit -m "c1 a" &&
+	git tag c1a &&
+	echo "VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES" > important
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	cat important > c2.c &&
+	! git merge c2 &&
+	test_cmp important c2.c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite new file' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	cat important > c2.c &&
+	git add c2.c &&
+	! git merge c2 &&
+	test_cmp important c2.c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite staged changes' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	cat important > c2.c &&
+	git add c2.c &&
+	rm c2.c &&
+	! git merge c2 &&
+	git checkout c2.c &&
+	test_cmp important c2.c
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'will not overwrite removed file' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	git rm c1.c &&
+	git commit -m "rm c1.c" &&
+	cat important > c1.c &&
+	! git merge c1a &&
+	test_cmp important c1.c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite re-added file' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	git rm c1.c &&
+	git commit -m "rm c1.c" &&
+	cat important > c1.c &&
+	git add c1.c &&
+	! git merge c1a &&
+	test_cmp important c1.c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite removed file with staged changes' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	git rm c1.c &&
+	git commit -m "rm c1.c" &&
+	cat important > c1.c &&
+	git add c1.c &&
+	rm c1.c &&
+	! git merge c1a &&
+	git checkout c1.c &&
+	test_cmp important c1.c
+'
+
+test_done