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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='tests for git branch --track'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	test_commit one &&
+	test_commit two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout --track -b creates a new tracking branch' '
+	git checkout --track -b branch1 master &&
+	test $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) = branch1 &&
+	test $(git config --get branch.branch1.remote) = . &&
+	test $(git config --get branch.branch1.merge) = refs/heads/master
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'checkout --track -b rejects an extra path argument' '
+	test_must_fail git checkout --track -b branch2 master one.t 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "cannot be used with updating paths" err
+'
+
+test_done