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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='blame output in various formats on a simple case'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	echo a >file &&
+	git add file
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m one &&
+	echo b >>file &&
+	echo c >>file &&
+	echo d >>file &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m two
+'
+
+cat >expect <<'EOF'
+^baf5e0b (A U Thor 2005-04-07 15:13:13 -0700 1) a
+8825379d (A U Thor 2005-04-07 15:14:13 -0700 2) b
+8825379d (A U Thor 2005-04-07 15:14:13 -0700 3) c
+8825379d (A U Thor 2005-04-07 15:14:13 -0700 4) d
+EOF
+test_expect_success 'normal blame output' '
+	git blame file >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+ID1=baf5e0b3869e0b2b2beb395a3720c7b51eac94fc
+COMMIT1='author A U Thor
+author-mail <author@example.com>
+author-time 1112911993
+author-tz -0700
+committer C O Mitter
+committer-mail <committer@example.com>
+committer-time 1112911993
+committer-tz -0700
+summary one
+boundary
+filename file'
+ID2=8825379dfb8a1267b58e8e5bcf69eec838f685ec
+COMMIT2='author A U Thor
+author-mail <author@example.com>
+author-time 1112912053
+author-tz -0700
+committer C O Mitter
+committer-mail <committer@example.com>
+committer-time 1112912053
+committer-tz -0700
+summary two
+previous baf5e0b3869e0b2b2beb395a3720c7b51eac94fc file
+filename file'
+
+cat >expect <<EOF
+$ID1 1 1 1
+$COMMIT1
+	a
+$ID2 2 2 3
+$COMMIT2
+	b
+$ID2 3 3
+	c
+$ID2 4 4
+	d
+EOF
+test_expect_success 'blame --porcelain output' '
+	git blame --porcelain file >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_done