1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index fdaeb3a96b..adab7f51f4 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -994,3 +994,17 @@ test_copy_bytes () {
 		}
 	' - "$1"
 }
+
+# run "$@" inside a non-git directory
+nongit () {
+	test -d non-repo ||
+	mkdir non-repo ||
+	return 1
+
+	(
+		GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=$(pwd) &&
+		export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES &&
+		cd non-repo &&
+		"$@"
+	)
+}