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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='tests for git branch --track'
+
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
+export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
+
+. ./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 main &&
+	test $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) = branch1 &&
+	test $(git config --get branch.branch1.remote) = . &&
+	test $(git config --get branch.branch1.merge) = refs/heads/main
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout --track -b rejects an extra path argument' '
+	test_must_fail git checkout --track -b branch2 main one.t 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "cannot be used with updating paths" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout --track -b overrides autoSetupMerge=inherit' '
+	# Set up tracking config on main
+	test_config branch.main.remote origin &&
+	test_config branch.main.merge refs/heads/some-branch &&
+	test_config branch.autoSetupMerge inherit &&
+	# With --track=inherit, we copy the tracking config from main
+	git checkout --track=inherit -b b1 main &&
+	test_cmp_config origin branch.b1.remote &&
+	test_cmp_config refs/heads/some-branch branch.b1.merge &&
+	# With branch.autoSetupMerge=inherit, we do the same
+	git checkout -b b2 main &&
+	test_cmp_config origin branch.b2.remote &&
+	test_cmp_config refs/heads/some-branch branch.b2.merge &&
+	# But --track overrides this
+	git checkout --track -b b3 main &&
+	test_cmp_config . branch.b3.remote &&
+	test_cmp_config refs/heads/main branch.b3.merge &&
+	# And --track=direct does as well
+	git checkout --track=direct -b b4 main &&
+	test_cmp_config . branch.b4.remote &&
+	test_cmp_config refs/heads/main branch.b4.merge
+'
+
+test_done