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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cherry-picking a root commit'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+	echo first > file1 &&
+	git add file1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "first" &&
+
+	git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/second &&
+	rm .git/index file1 &&
+	echo second > file2 &&
+	git add file2 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "second"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick a root commit' '
+
+	git cherry-pick master &&
+	test first = $(cat file1)
+
+'
+
+test_done