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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 David Aguilar
+#
+
+test_description='git submodule sync
+
+These tests exercise the "git submodule sync" subcommand.
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+	echo file > file &&
+	git add file &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m upstream
+	git clone . super &&
+	git clone super submodule &&
+	(cd super &&
+	 git submodule add ../submodule submodule &&
+	 test_tick &&
+	 git commit -m "submodule"
+	) &&
+	git clone super super-clone &&
+	(cd super-clone && git submodule update --init)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'change submodule' '
+	(cd submodule &&
+	 echo second line >> file &&
+	 test_tick &&
+	 git commit -a -m "change submodule"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'change submodule url' '
+	(cd super &&
+	 cd submodule &&
+	 git checkout master &&
+	 git pull
+	) &&
+	mv submodule moved-submodule &&
+	(cd super &&
+	 git config -f .gitmodules submodule.submodule.url ../moved-submodule
+	 test_tick &&
+	 git commit -a -m moved-submodule
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"git submodule sync" should update submodule URLs' '
+	(cd super-clone &&
+	 git pull &&
+	 git submodule sync
+	) &&
+	test -d "$(git config -f super-clone/submodule/.git/config \
+	                        remote.origin.url)" &&
+	(cd super-clone/submodule &&
+	 git checkout master &&
+	 git pull
+	)
+'
+
+test_done