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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='pull can handle submodules'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-submodule-update.sh
+
+reset_branch_to_HEAD () {
+	git branch -D "$1" &&
+	git checkout -b "$1" HEAD &&
+	git branch --set-upstream-to="origin/$1" "$1"
+}
+
+git_pull () {
+	reset_branch_to_HEAD "$1" &&
+	git pull
+}
+
+# pulls without conflicts
+test_submodule_switch "git_pull"
+
+git_pull_ff () {
+	reset_branch_to_HEAD "$1" &&
+	git pull --ff
+}
+
+test_submodule_switch "git_pull_ff"
+
+git_pull_ff_only () {
+	reset_branch_to_HEAD "$1" &&
+	git pull --ff-only
+}
+
+test_submodule_switch "git_pull_ff_only"
+
+git_pull_noff () {
+	reset_branch_to_HEAD "$1" &&
+	git pull --no-ff
+}
+
+KNOWN_FAILURE_NOFF_MERGE_DOESNT_CREATE_EMPTY_SUBMODULE_DIR=1
+KNOWN_FAILURE_NOFF_MERGE_ATTEMPTS_TO_MERGE_REMOVED_SUBMODULE_FILES=1
+test_submodule_switch "git_pull_noff"
+
+test_done