Merge branch 'ab/test-must-be-empty-for-master'

Test updates.

* ab/test-must-be-empty-for-master:
  tests: make use of the test_must_be_empty function

45 files changed, 111 insertions, 205 deletions

diff --git a/t/t0008-ignores.sh b/t/t0008-ignores.sh
index c03f155a35..1744cee5e9 100755
--- a/t/t0008-ignores.sh
+++ b/t/t0008-ignores.sh
@@ -807,10 +807,9 @@ test_expect_success 'trailing whitespace is ignored' '
 	cat >expect <<EOF &&
 whitespace/untracked
 EOF
-	: >err.expect &&
 	git ls-files -o -X ignore whitespace >actual 2>err &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test_cmp err.expect err
+	test_must_be_empty err
 '
 
 test_expect_success !MINGW 'quoting allows trailing whitespace' '
@@ -820,10 +819,9 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'quoting allows trailing whitespace' '
 	>whitespace/untracked &&
 	echo "whitespace/trailing\\ \\ " >ignore &&
 	echo whitespace/untracked >expect &&
-	: >err.expect &&
 	git ls-files -o -X ignore whitespace >actual 2>err &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test_cmp err.expect err
+	test_must_be_empty err
 '
 
 test_expect_success !MINGW,!CYGWIN 'correct handling of backslashes' '
@@ -845,10 +843,9 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW,!CYGWIN 'correct handling of backslashes' '
 	whitespace/trailing 6 \\a\\Z
 	EOF
 	echo whitespace/untracked >expect &&
-	>err.expect &&
 	git ls-files -o -X ignore whitespace >actual 2>err &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test_cmp err.expect err
+	test_must_be_empty err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'info/exclude trumps core.excludesfile' '
diff --git a/t/t0030-stripspace.sh b/t/t0030-stripspace.sh
index bbf3e39e3d..b77948c618 100755
--- a/t/t0030-stripspace.sh
+++ b/t/t0030-stripspace.sh
@@ -110,31 +110,30 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'only consecutive blank lines should be completely removed' '
-    > expect &&
 
     printf "\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "\n\n\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "$sss\n$sss\n$sss\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "$sss$sss\n$sss\n\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "\n$sss\n$sss$sss\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "$sss$sss$sss$sss\n\n\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "\n$sss$sss$sss$sss\n\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual &&
+    test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
     printf "\n\n$sss$sss$sss$sss\n" | git stripspace >actual &&
-    test_cmp expect actual
+    test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t0300-credentials.sh b/t/t0300-credentials.sh
index 03bd31e9f2..82eaaea0f4 100755
--- a/t/t0300-credentials.sh
+++ b/t/t0300-credentials.sh
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ test_expect_success 'helpers can abort the process' '
 		-c credential.helper="!f() { echo quit=1; }; f" \
 		-c credential.helper="verbatim foo bar" \
 		credential fill >stdout &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect stdout
+	test_must_be_empty stdout
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'empty helper spec resets helper list' '
diff --git a/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
index 0c6f48f302..ba71b159ba 100755
--- a/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -227,12 +227,11 @@ test_expect_success 'index removal and worktree narrowing at the same time' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'read-tree --reset removes outside worktree' '
-	>empty &&
 	echo init.t >.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
 	git checkout -f top &&
 	git reset --hard removed &&
 	git ls-files sub/added >result &&
-	test_cmp empty result
+	test_must_be_empty result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'print errors when failed to update worktree' '
diff --git a/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh b/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
index 8b14ab187c..21e139a313 100755
--- a/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
+++ b/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ test_expect_success 'Exclusion in a non-XDG global ignore file' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Checking XDG ignore file when HOME is unset' '
-	>expected &&
 	(sane_unset HOME &&
 	 git config --unset core.excludesfile &&
 	 git ls-files --exclude-standard --ignored >actual) &&
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Checking attributes in the XDG attributes file' '
@@ -132,10 +131,9 @@ test_expect_success 'Checking attributes in the XDG attributes file' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Checking XDG attributes when HOME is unset' '
-	>expected &&
 	(sane_unset HOME &&
 	 git check-attr -a f >actual) &&
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME overrides $HOME/.config/git/attributes' '
diff --git a/t/t1403-show-ref.sh b/t/t1403-show-ref.sh
index 30354fd26c..5d955c3bff 100755
--- a/t/t1403-show-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1403-show-ref.sh
@@ -26,26 +26,22 @@ test_expect_success 'show-ref' '
 	git show-ref refs/tags/A >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
-	>expect &&
-
 	test_must_fail git show-ref D >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show-ref -q' '
-	>expect &&
-
 	git show-ref -q A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	git show-ref -q tags/A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	git show-ref -q refs/tags/A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref -q D >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show-ref --verify' '
@@ -54,32 +50,28 @@ test_expect_success 'show-ref --verify' '
 	git show-ref --verify refs/tags/A >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
-	>expect &&
-
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify tags/A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify D >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show-ref --verify -q' '
-	>expect &&
-
 	git show-ref --verify -q refs/tags/A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify -q A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify -q tags/A >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify -q D >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show-ref -d' '
@@ -113,19 +105,17 @@ test_expect_success 'show-ref -d' '
 	git show-ref -d --verify refs/heads/master >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
-	>expect &&
-
 	test_must_fail git show-ref -d --verify master >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref -d --verify heads/master >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify -d A C >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	test_must_fail git show-ref --verify -d tags/A tags/C >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
@@ -178,10 +168,8 @@ test_expect_success 'show-ref --verify HEAD' '
 	git show-ref --verify HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
-	>expect &&
-
 	git show-ref --verify -q HEAD >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show-ref --verify with dangling ref' '
diff --git a/t/t1507-rev-parse-upstream.sh b/t/t1507-rev-parse-upstream.sh
index 349f6e10af..fa3e499641 100755
--- a/t/t1507-rev-parse-upstream.sh
+++ b/t/t1507-rev-parse-upstream.sh
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'branch -d other@{u}' '
 	git checkout -t -b other master &&
 	git branch -d @{u} &&
 	git for-each-ref refs/heads/master >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout other@{u}' '
diff --git a/t/t2202-add-addremove.sh b/t/t2202-add-addremove.sh
index 17744e8c57..9ee659098c 100755
--- a/t/t2202-add-addremove.sh
+++ b/t/t2202-add-addremove.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Just "git add" is a no-op' '
 	>will-not-be-added &&
 	git add &&
 	git diff-index --name-status --cached HEAD >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
index 3fc484e8c3..3b47647ed5 100755
--- a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (toplevel)' '
 		cd top &&
 		git ls-files -o --exclude-standard
 	) >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (l1/l2)' '
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (l1/l2)' '
 		cd top/l1/l2 &&
 		git ls-files -o --exclude-standard
 	) >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (l1)' '
@@ -228,8 +226,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (l1)' '
 		cd top/l1 &&
 		git ls-files -o --exclude-standard
 	) >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show/hide empty ignored directory (setup)' '
@@ -251,8 +248,7 @@ test_expect_success 'hide empty ignored directory with --no-empty-directory' '
 		cd top &&
 		git ls-files -o -i --exclude l1 --directory --no-empty-directory
 	) >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show/hide empty ignored sub-directory (setup)' '
@@ -277,8 +273,7 @@ test_expect_success 'hide empty ignored sub-directory with --no-empty-directory'
 		cd top &&
 		git ls-files -o -i --exclude l1 --directory --no-empty-directory
 	) >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pattern matches prefix completely' '
diff --git a/t/t3070-wildmatch.sh b/t/t3070-wildmatch.sh
index dce102130f..46aca0af10 100755
--- a/t/t3070-wildmatch.sh
+++ b/t/t3070-wildmatch.sh
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ match_with_ls_files() {
 
 	match_stdout_stderr_cmp="
 		tr -d '\0' <actual.raw >actual &&
-		>expect.err &&
-		test_cmp expect.err actual.err &&
+		test_must_be_empty actual.err &&
 		test_cmp expect actual"
 
 	if test "$match_expect" = 'E'
diff --git a/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh b/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
index 0ef1b6fdcc..0ea4fc4694 100755
--- a/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
+++ b/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
@@ -48,16 +48,14 @@ test_expect_success 'branch --contains master' '
 test_expect_success 'branch --no-contains=master' '
 
 	git branch --no-contains=master >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'branch --no-contains master' '
 
 	git branch --no-contains master >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
@@ -94,8 +92,7 @@ test_expect_success 'branch --contains with pattern implies --list' '
 test_expect_success 'branch --no-contains with pattern implies --list' '
 
 	git branch --no-contains=master master >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
@@ -123,8 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'branch --merged with pattern implies --list' '
 test_expect_success 'side: branch --no-merged' '
 
 	git branch --no-merged >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
@@ -152,8 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success 'master: branch --no-merged' '
 test_expect_success 'branch --no-merged with pattern implies --list' '
 
 	git branch --no-merged=master master >actual &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
index 618750167a..37729ba258 100755
--- a/t/t3700-add.sh
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -188,9 +188,8 @@ test_expect_success 'git add --refresh with pathspec' '
 	git add foo bar baz && H=$(git rev-parse :foo) && git rm -f foo &&
 	echo "100644 $H 3	foo" | git update-index --index-info &&
 	test-tool chmtime -60 bar baz &&
-	>expect &&
 	git add --refresh bar >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	git diff-files --name-only >actual &&
 	! grep bar actual&&
diff --git a/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh b/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
index 26dd5b7f78..54ce19e353 100755
--- a/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
+++ b/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ test_expect_failure 'handle existing decomposed filenames' '
 	echo content >"verbatim.$Adiarnfd" &&
 	git -c core.precomposeunicode=false add "verbatim.$Adiarnfd" &&
 	git commit -m "existing decomposed file" &&
-	>expect &&
 	git ls-files --exclude-standard -o "verbatim*" >untracked &&
-	test_cmp expect untracked
+	test_must_be_empty untracked
 '
 
 # Test if the global core.precomposeunicode stops autosensing
diff --git a/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh b/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
index b7f25071cf..281f8fad0c 100755
--- a/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
+++ b/t/t4010-diff-pathspec.sh
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ test_expect_success 'diff-tree pathspec' '
 	tree2=$(git write-tree) &&
 	echo "$tree2" &&
 	git diff-tree -r --name-only $tree $tree2 -- pa path1/a >current &&
-	>expected &&
-	test_cmp expected current
+	test_must_be_empty current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'diff-tree with wildcard shows dir also matches' '
diff --git a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
index e2dc1895ba..35fc8b5c2a 100755
--- a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
+++ b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
@@ -93,21 +93,20 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	git diff >out &&
 	test_cmp expect out &&
 
-	>expect &&
 	git diff -w >out &&
-	test_cmp expect out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
 
 	git diff -w -b >out &&
-	test_cmp expect out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
 
 	git diff -w --ignore-space-at-eol >out &&
-	test_cmp expect out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
 
 	git diff -w -b --ignore-space-at-eol >out &&
-	test_cmp expect out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
 
 	git diff -w --ignore-cr-at-eol >out &&
-	test_cmp expect out &&
+	test_must_be_empty out &&
 
 	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-\EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: only new lines' '
 	test_seq 5 | sed "/3/i\\
 " >x &&
 	git diff --ignore-blank-lines >out &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect out
+	test_must_be_empty out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: only new lines with space' '
@@ -192,8 +190,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: only new lines with space' '
 	test_seq 5 | sed "/3/i\\
  " >x &&
 	git diff -w --ignore-blank-lines >out &&
-	>expect &&
-	test_cmp expect out
+	test_must_be_empty out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: after change' '
diff --git a/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh b/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh
index 23c0e357a7..53ac44b0f0 100755
--- a/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh
+++ b/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ test_expect_success POSIXPERM 'find-copies-harder is not confused by mode bits'
 	git add exec &&
 	git commit -m exec &&
 	git update-index --assume-unchanged exec &&
-	>expect &&
 	git diff-files --find-copies-harder -- exec >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4200-rerere.sh b/t/t4200-rerere.sh
index 8417e5a4b1..65da74c766 100755
--- a/t/t4200-rerere.sh
+++ b/t/t4200-rerere.sh
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ rerere_gc_custom_expiry_test () {
 		git -c "gc.rerereresolved=$right_now" \
 		    -c "gc.rerereunresolved=$right_now" rerere gc &&
 		find .git/rr-cache -type f | sort >actual &&
-		>expect &&
-		test_cmp expect actual
+		test_must_be_empty actual
 	'
 }
 
@@ -536,9 +535,8 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple identical conflicts' '
 
 	# We resolved file1 and file2
 	git rerere &&
-	>expect &&
 	git rerere remaining >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	# We must have recorded both of them
 	count_pre_post 2 2 &&
@@ -548,9 +546,8 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple identical conflicts' '
 	test_must_fail git merge six.1 &&
 	git rerere &&
 
-	>expect &&
 	git rerere remaining >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	concat_insert short 6.1 6.2 >file1.expect &&
 	concat_insert long 6.1 6.2 >file2.expect &&
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 05d3707e38..153a506151 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -340,10 +340,9 @@ test_expect_success PCRE 'log -F -E --perl-regexp --grep=<pcre> uses PCRE' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log with grep.patternType configuration' '
-	>expect &&
 	git -c grep.patterntype=fixed \
 	log -1 --pretty=tformat:%s --grep=s.c.nd >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log with grep.patternType configuration and command line' '
@@ -1662,9 +1661,8 @@ test_expect_success 'log diagnoses bogus HEAD' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log does not default to HEAD when rev input is given' '
-	>expect &&
 	git log --branches=does-not-exist >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'set up --source tests' '
diff --git a/t/t4210-log-i18n.sh b/t/t4210-log-i18n.sh
index e585fe6129..7c519436ef 100755
--- a/t/t4210-log-i18n.sh
+++ b/t/t4210-log-i18n.sh
@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'log --grep searches in log output encoding (latin1)'
 '
 
 test_expect_success !MINGW 'log --grep does not find non-reencoded values (utf8)' '
-	>expect &&
 	git log --encoding=utf8 --format=%s --grep=$latin1_e >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log --grep does not find non-reencoded values (latin1)' '
-	>expect &&
 	git log --encoding=ISO-8859-1 --format=%s --grep=$utf8_e >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
index 2d22a17c4a..6ee4d3f2d9 100755
--- a/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
@@ -309,9 +309,8 @@ test_expect_success 'pack reuse respects --honor-pack-keep' '
 	done &&
 	reusable_pack --honor-pack-keep >empty.pack &&
 	git index-pack empty.pack &&
-	>expect &&
 	git show-index <empty.idx >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pack reuse respects --local' '
@@ -319,17 +318,15 @@ test_expect_success 'pack reuse respects --local' '
 	test_when_finished "mv alt.git/objects/pack/* .git/objects/pack/" &&
 	reusable_pack --local >empty.pack &&
 	git index-pack empty.pack &&
-	>expect &&
 	git show-index <empty.idx >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pack reuse respects --incremental' '
 	reusable_pack --incremental >empty.pack &&
 	git index-pack empty.pack &&
-	>expect &&
 	git show-index <empty.idx >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'truncated bitmap fails gracefully' '
diff --git a/t/t5313-pack-bounds-checks.sh b/t/t5313-pack-bounds-checks.sh
index 4fe4ad9d61..f1708d415e 100755
--- a/t/t5313-pack-bounds-checks.sh
+++ b/t/t5313-pack-bounds-checks.sh
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ test_expect_success 'matched bogus object count' '
 
 	# Unlike above, we should notice early that the .idx is totally
 	# bogus, and not even enumerate its contents.
-	>expect &&
 	git cat-file --batch-all-objects --batch-check >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual &&
 
 	# But as before, we can do the same object-access checks.
 	test_must_fail git cat-file blob $object &&
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index a6856e052b..241e6a319d 100755
--- a/