1 files changed, 53 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index 99ce36f5ef..63e04277f9 100755
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -53,18 +53,55 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'can use paths with --interactive' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'using invalid commit with -C' '
-	test_must_fail git commit -C bogus
+	test_must_fail git commit --allow-empty -C bogus
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'nothing to commit' '
+	git reset --hard &&
 	test_must_fail git commit -m initial
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--dry-run fails with nothing to commit' '
+	test_must_fail git commit -m initial --dry-run
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--short fails with nothing to commit' '
+	test_must_fail git commit -m initial --short
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--porcelain fails with nothing to commit' '
+	test_must_fail git commit -m initial --porcelain
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--long fails with nothing to commit' '
+	test_must_fail git commit -m initial --long
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'setup: non-initial commit' '
 	echo bongo bongo bongo >file &&
 	git commit -m next -a
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--dry-run with stuff to commit returns ok' '
+	echo bongo bongo bongo >>file &&
+	git commit -m next -a --dry-run
+'
+
+test_expect_failure '--short with stuff to commit returns ok' '
+	echo bongo bongo bongo >>file &&
+	git commit -m next -a --short
+'
+
+test_expect_failure '--porcelain with stuff to commit returns ok' '
+	echo bongo bongo bongo >>file &&
+	git commit -m next -a --porcelain
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--long with stuff to commit returns ok' '
+	echo bongo bongo bongo >>file &&
+	git commit -m next -a --long
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'commit message from non-existing file' '
 	echo more bongo: bongo bongo bongo bongo >file &&
 	test_must_fail git commit -F gah -a
@@ -309,8 +346,21 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix date' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'commit complains about bogus date' '
-	test_must_fail git commit --amend --date=10.11.2010
+test_expect_success 'commit mentions forced date in output' '
+	git commit --amend --date=2010-01-02T03:04:05 >output &&
+	grep "Date: *Sat Jan 2 03:04:05 2010" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'commit complains about completely bogus dates' '
+	test_must_fail git commit --amend --date=seventeen
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'commit --date allows approxidate' '
+	git commit --amend \
+		--date="midnight the 12th of october, anno domini 1979" &&
+	echo "Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 1979 +0000" >expect &&
+	git log -1 --format=%ad >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sign off (1)' '