1 files changed, 47 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
index 69b18f7d81..31b96257b4 100644
--- a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
@@ -11,50 +11,54 @@ test_description='Test merge without common ancestors'
 #       X   \
 # 2 - C - E - G
 
-export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2006-12-12 23:28:00 +0100"
-echo 1 > a1
-git add a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:00" git commit -m 1 a1
-
-git checkout -b A master
-echo A > a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:01" git commit -m A a1
-
-git checkout -b B master
-echo B > a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:02" git commit -m B a1
-
-git checkout -b D A
-git-rev-parse B > .git/MERGE_HEAD
-echo D > a1
-git update-index a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:03" git commit -m D
-
-git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/other
-echo 2 > a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:04" git commit -m 2 a1
-
-git checkout -b C
-echo C > a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:05" git commit -m C a1
-
-git checkout -b E C
-git-rev-parse B > .git/MERGE_HEAD
-echo E > a1
-git update-index a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:06" git commit -m E
-
-git checkout -b G E
-git-rev-parse A > .git/MERGE_HEAD
-echo G > a1
-git update-index a1
-GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:07" git commit -m G
-
-git checkout -b F D
-git-rev-parse C > .git/MERGE_HEAD
-echo F > a1
-git update-index a1
+GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2006-12-12 23:28:00 +0100"
+export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
+
+test_expect_success "setup tests" '
+echo 1 > a1 &&
+git add a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:00" git commit -m 1 a1 &&
+
+git checkout -b A master &&
+echo A > a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:01" git commit -m A a1 &&
+
+git checkout -b B master &&
+echo B > a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:02" git commit -m B a1 &&
+
+git checkout -b D A &&
+git-rev-parse B > .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+echo D > a1 &&
+git update-index a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:03" git commit -m D &&
+
+git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/other &&
+echo 2 > a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:04" git commit -m 2 a1 &&
+
+git checkout -b C &&
+echo C > a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:05" git commit -m C a1 &&
+
+git checkout -b E C &&
+git-rev-parse B > .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+echo E > a1 &&
+git update-index a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:06" git commit -m E &&
+
+git checkout -b G E &&
+git-rev-parse A > .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+echo G > a1 &&
+git update-index a1 &&
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:07" git commit -m G &&
+
+git checkout -b F D &&
+git-rev-parse C > .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+echo F > a1 &&
+git update-index a1 &&
 GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2006-12-12 23:00:08" git commit -m F
+'
 
 test_expect_failure "combined merge conflicts" "git merge -m final G"