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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git-merge
+
+Testing the resolve strategy.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	echo c0 > c0.c &&
+	git add c0.c &&
+	git commit -m c0 &&
+	git tag c0 &&
+	echo c1 > c1.c &&
+	git add c1.c &&
+	git commit -m c1 &&
+	git tag c1 &&
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+	echo c2 > c2.c &&
+	git add c2.c &&
+	git commit -m c2 &&
+	git tag c2 &&
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+	echo c3 > c2.c &&
+	git add c2.c &&
+	git commit -m c3 &&
+	git tag c3
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'merge c1 to c2' '
+	git reset --hard c1 &&
+	git merge -s resolve c2 &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse c1)" != "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse c1)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^1)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse c2)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^2)" &&
+	git diff --exit-code &&
+	test -f c0.c &&
+	test -f c1.c &&
+	test -f c2.c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'merge c2 to c3 (fails)' '
+	git reset --hard c2 &&
+	test_must_fail git merge -s resolve c3
+'
+test_done