diff --git a/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh b/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
index 5b6eb3a65e..1472855e1d 100755
--- a/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
+++ b/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ submodules.
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup directory structure and submodule' '
-	echo "foobar" >a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >a &&
 	mkdir b &&
-	echo "bar" >b/b &&
+	echo "(3|4)" >b/b &&
 	git add a b &&
 	git commit -m "add a and b" &&
 	git init submodule &&
-	echo "foobar" >submodule/a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >submodule/a &&
 	git -C submodule add a &&
 	git -C submodule commit -m "add a" &&
 	git submodule add ./submodule &&
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ test_expect_success 'setup directory structure and submodule' '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep correctly finds patterns in a submodule' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	b/b:bar
-	submodule/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	b/b:(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and basic pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	submodule/a:foobar
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
 	git grep -e. --recurse-submodules -- submodule >actual &&
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'grep and basic pathspecs' '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and nested submodules' '
 	git init submodule/sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >submodule/sub/a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >submodule/sub/a &&
 	git -C submodule/sub add a &&
 	git -C submodule/sub commit -m "add a" &&
 	git -C submodule submodule add ./sub &&
@@ -54,117 +54,117 @@ test_expect_success 'grep and nested submodules' '
 	git commit -m "updated submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	b/b:bar
-	submodule/a:foobar
-	submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	b/b:(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and multiple patterns' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	submodule/a:foobar
-	submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --and -e "foo" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --and -e "(1|2)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and multiple patterns' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	b/b:bar
+	b/b:(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --and --not -e "foo" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --and --not -e "(1|2)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic grep tree' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:a:foobar
-	HEAD:b/b:bar
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:b/b:(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree HEAD^' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^:a:foobar
-	HEAD^:b/b:bar
-	HEAD^:submodule/a:foobar
+	HEAD^:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^:b/b:(3|4)
+	HEAD^:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree HEAD^^' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^^:a:foobar
-	HEAD^^:b/b:bar
+	HEAD^^:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^^:b/b:(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^^ >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- submodule >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- submodule >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodule*a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodule*a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and more pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul?/a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul?/a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and more pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul*/sub/a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul*/sub/a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success !MINGW 'grep recurse submodule colon in name' '
 	git init parent &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent" &&
-	echo "foobar" >"parent/fi:le" &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >"parent/fi:le" &&
 	git -C parent add "fi:le" &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add fi:le" &&
 
 	git init "su:b" &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf su:b" &&
-	echo "foobar" >"su:b/fi:le" &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >"su:b/fi:le" &&
 	git -C "su:b" add "fi:le" &&
 	git -C "su:b" commit -m "add fi:le" &&
 
@@ -172,30 +172,30 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'grep recurse submodule colon in name' '
 	git -C parent commit -m "add submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	fi:le:foobar
-	su:b/fi:le:foobar
+	fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	su:b/fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:fi:le:foobar
-	HEAD:su:b/fi:le:foobar
+	HEAD:fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:su:b/fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep history with moved submoules' '
 	git init parent &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent" &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/file &&
 	git -C parent add file &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init sub &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf sub" &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
@@ -203,82 +203,82 @@ test_expect_success 'grep history with moved submoules' '
 	git -C parent commit -m "add submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	dir/sub/file:foobar
-	file:foobar
+	dir/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	git -C parent mv dir/sub sub-moved &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "moved submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	sub-moved/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub-moved/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^:dir/sub/file:foobar
-	HEAD^:file:foobar
+	HEAD^:dir/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^:file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep using relative path' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent sub" &&
 	git init sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init parent &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/file &&
 	git -C parent add file &&
 	mkdir parent/src &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/src/file2 &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/src/file2 &&
 	git -C parent add src/file2 &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add files and submodule" &&
 
 	# From top works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	src/file2:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	src/file2:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Relative path to top
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	../file:foobar
-	file2:foobar
-	../sub/file:foobar
+	../file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	file2:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	../sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" -- .. >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" -- .. >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Relative path to submodule
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	../sub/file:foobar
+	../sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" -- ../sub >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" -- ../sub >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep from a subdir' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent sub" &&
 	git init sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init parent &&
 	mkdir parent/src &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/src/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/src/file &&
 	git -C parent add src/file &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub src/sub &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub sub &&
@@ -286,19 +286,19 @@ test_expect_success 'grep from a subdir' '
 
 	# Verify grep from root works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	src/file:foobar
-	src/sub/file:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	src/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	src/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Verify grep from a subdir works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '