Diff of the two buildlogs:

--
--- b1/build.log	2025-02-28 18:39:25.957881462 +0000
+++ b2/build.log	2025-02-28 18:55:42.725655079 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 I: pbuilder: network access will be disabled during build
-I: Current time: Thu Apr  2 12:59:09 -12 2026
-I: pbuilder-time-stamp: 1775177949
+I: Current time: Sat Mar  1 08:39:28 +14 2025
+I: pbuilder-time-stamp: 1740767968
 I: Building the build Environment
 I: extracting base tarball [/var/cache/pbuilder/trixie-reproducible-base.tgz]
 I: copying local configuration
@@ -24,52 +24,84 @@
 dpkg-source: info: applying tox-4-pr-204.patch
 I: Not using root during the build.
 I: Installing the build-deps
-I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/166474/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment starting
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/D01_modify_environment starting
+debug: Running on ionos1-amd64.
+I: Changing host+domainname to test build reproducibility
+I: Adding a custom variable just for the fun of it...
+I: Changing /bin/sh to bash
+'/bin/sh' -> '/bin/bash'
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 28 18:39 /bin/sh -> /bin/bash
+I: Setting pbuilder2's login shell to /bin/bash
+I: Setting pbuilder2's GECOS to second user,second room,second work-phone,second home-phone,second other
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/D01_modify_environment finished
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment starting
 I: set
-  BUILDDIR='/build/reproducible-path'
-  BUILDUSERGECOS='first user,first room,first work-phone,first home-phone,first other'
-  BUILDUSERNAME='pbuilder1'
-  BUILD_ARCH='amd64'
-  DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive'
-  DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='buildinfo=+all reproducible=+all parallel=42 '
-  DISTRIBUTION='trixie'
-  HOME='/root'
-  HOST_ARCH='amd64'
+  BASH=/bin/sh
+  BASHOPTS=checkwinsize:cmdhist:complete_fullquote:extquote:force_fignore:globasciiranges:globskipdots:hostcomplete:interactive_comments:patsub_replacement:progcomp:promptvars:sourcepath
+  BASH_ALIASES=()
+  BASH_ARGC=()
+  BASH_ARGV=()
+  BASH_CMDS=()
+  BASH_LINENO=([0]="12" [1]="0")
+  BASH_LOADABLES_PATH=/usr/local/lib/bash:/usr/lib/bash:/opt/local/lib/bash:/usr/pkg/lib/bash:/opt/pkg/lib/bash:.
+  BASH_SOURCE=([0]="/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment" [1]="/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment")
+  BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="5" [1]="2" [2]="37" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu")
+  BASH_VERSION='5.2.37(1)-release'
+  BUILDDIR=/build/reproducible-path
+  BUILDUSERGECOS='second user,second room,second work-phone,second home-phone,second other'
+  BUILDUSERNAME=pbuilder2
+  BUILD_ARCH=amd64
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+  DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='buildinfo=+all reproducible=+all parallel=20 '
+  DIRSTACK=()
+  DISTRIBUTION=trixie
+  EUID=0
+  FUNCNAME=([0]="Echo" [1]="main")
+  GROUPS=()
+  HOME=/root
+  HOSTNAME=i-capture-the-hostname
+  HOSTTYPE=x86_64
+  HOST_ARCH=amd64
   IFS=' 	
   '
-  INVOCATION_ID='2612b6a70ab3457b818fa80cd8d2c327'
-  LANG='C'
-  LANGUAGE='en_US:en'
-  LC_ALL='C'
-  MAIL='/var/mail/root'
-  OPTIND='1'
-  PATH='/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games'
-  PBCURRENTCOMMANDLINEOPERATION='build'
-  PBUILDER_OPERATION='build'
-  PBUILDER_PKGDATADIR='/usr/share/pbuilder'
-  PBUILDER_PKGLIBDIR='/usr/lib/pbuilder'
-  PBUILDER_SYSCONFDIR='/etc'
-  PPID='166474'
-  PS1='# '
-  PS2='> '
+  INVOCATION_ID=4c3cedb2517a4bfa9e36fcf76b19629a
+  LANG=C
+  LANGUAGE=et_EE:et
+  LC_ALL=C
+  MACHTYPE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+  MAIL=/var/mail/root
+  OPTERR=1
+  OPTIND=1
+  OSTYPE=linux-gnu
+  PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/i/capture/the/path
+  PBCURRENTCOMMANDLINEOPERATION=build
+  PBUILDER_OPERATION=build
+  PBUILDER_PKGDATADIR=/usr/share/pbuilder
+  PBUILDER_PKGLIBDIR=/usr/lib/pbuilder
+  PBUILDER_SYSCONFDIR=/etc
+  PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
+  POSIXLY_CORRECT=y
+  PPID=3923967
   PS4='+ '
-  PWD='/'
-  SHELL='/bin/bash'
-  SHLVL='2'
-  SUDO_COMMAND='/usr/bin/timeout -k 18.1h 18h /usr/bin/ionice -c 3 /usr/bin/nice /usr/sbin/pbuilder --build --configfile /srv/reproducible-results/rbuild-debian/r-b-build.u6FLXUPu/pbuilderrc_J1gg --distribution trixie --hookdir /etc/pbuilder/first-build-hooks --debbuildopts -b --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/trixie-reproducible-base.tgz --buildresult /srv/reproducible-results/rbuild-debian/r-b-build.u6FLXUPu/b1 --logfile b1/build.log git-imerge_1.2.0-5.dsc'
-  SUDO_GID='111'
-  SUDO_UID='106'
-  SUDO_USER='jenkins'
-  TERM='unknown'
-  TZ='/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT+12'
-  USER='root'
-  _='/usr/bin/systemd-run'
-  http_proxy='http://213.165.73.152:3128'
+  PWD=/
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:errexit:hashall:interactive-comments:posix
+  SHLVL=3
+  SUDO_COMMAND='/usr/bin/timeout -k 24.1h 24h /usr/bin/ionice -c 3 /usr/bin/nice -n 11 /usr/bin/unshare --uts -- /usr/sbin/pbuilder --build --configfile /srv/reproducible-results/rbuild-debian/r-b-build.u6FLXUPu/pbuilderrc_4eba --distribution trixie --hookdir /etc/pbuilder/rebuild-hooks --debbuildopts -b --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/trixie-reproducible-base.tgz --buildresult /srv/reproducible-results/rbuild-debian/r-b-build.u6FLXUPu/b2 --logfile b2/build.log git-imerge_1.2.0-5.dsc'
+  SUDO_GID=110
+  SUDO_UID=105
+  SUDO_USER=jenkins
+  TERM=unknown
+  TZ=/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT-14
+  UID=0
+  USER=root
+  _='I: set'
+  http_proxy=http://46.16.76.132:3128
 I: uname -a
-  Linux ionos15-amd64 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.9-1~bpo12+1 (2025-01-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux
+  Linux i-capture-the-hostname 6.1.0-31-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.128-1 (2025-02-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux
 I: ls -l /bin
-  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Nov 22  2024 /bin -> usr/bin
-I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/166474/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment finished
+  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Nov 22 14:40 /bin -> usr/bin
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/D02_print_environment finished
  -> Attempting to satisfy build-dependencies
  -> Creating pbuilder-satisfydepends-dummy package
 Package: pbuilder-satisfydepends-dummy
@@ -227,7 +259,7 @@
 Get: 104 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 python3-virtualenv all 20.29.1+ds-1 [71.6 kB]
 Get: 105 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 python3-wheel all 0.45.1-1 [56.7 kB]
 Get: 106 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 tox all 4.24.1-1 [399 kB]
-Fetched 50.1 MB in 5s (9324 kB/s)
+Fetched 50.1 MB in 2s (20.7 MB/s)
 Preconfiguring packages ...
 Selecting previously unselected package libpython3.13-minimal:amd64.
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@@ -580,8 +612,8 @@
 Setting up tzdata (2025a-2) ...
 
 Current default time zone: 'Etc/UTC'
-Local time is now:      Fri Apr  3 00:59:52 UTC 2026.
-Universal Time is now:  Fri Apr  3 00:59:52 UTC 2026.
+Local time is now:      Fri Feb 28 18:42:19 UTC 2025.
+Universal Time is now:  Fri Feb 28 18:42:19 UTC 2025.
 Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.
 
 Setting up liberror-perl (0.17029-2) ...
@@ -685,7 +717,11 @@
 Building tag database...
  -> Finished parsing the build-deps
 I: Building the package
-I: Running cd /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/ && env PATH="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games" HOME="/nonexistent/first-build" dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b && env PATH="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games" HOME="/nonexistent/first-build" dpkg-genchanges -S  > ../git-imerge_1.2.0-5_source.changes
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/A99_set_merged_usr starting
+Not re-configuring usrmerge for trixie
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/A99_set_merged_usr finished
+hostname: Name or service not known
+I: Running cd /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/ && env PATH="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/i/capture/the/path" HOME="/nonexistent/second-build" dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b && env PATH="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/i/capture/the/path" HOME="/nonexistent/second-build" dpkg-genchanges -S  > ../git-imerge_1.2.0-5_source.changes
 dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package git-imerge
 dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.2.0-5
 dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
@@ -771,24 +807,25 @@
 I: pybuild base:311: cd /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/.pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build; tox -c /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/tox.ini --sitepackages -e py313 -x testenv.passenv+=_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM --installpkg /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/.pybuild/cpython3_3.13/git_imerge-1.2.0-py3-none-any.whl 
 py313: install_package .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> python -I -m pip install --force-reinstall --no-deps /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/.pybuild/cpython3_3.13/git_imerge-1.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
 py313: commands[0] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-unconflicted
-+ dirname t/test-unconflicted
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-unconflicted
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository without conflicts
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted git-imerge test repository without conflicts
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted 'git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository without conflicts
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted git-imerge test repository without conflicts
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted 'git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository without conflicts
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -799,10 +836,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository without conflicts
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository without conflicts'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/unconflicted
@@ -817,147 +853,188 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) 780ddf5] m⇒0
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
  create mode 100644 b.txt
 + git checkout -b a --
 Switched to a new branch 'a'
-+ seq 8
+++ seq 8
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1
-[a b862e30] a⇒1
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2221'
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2
+[a b862e30] a⇒1
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2222'
 [a dcbe282] a⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2223'
 [a ecd8647] a⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 4
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒4
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m a⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2224'
 [a 1634bab] a⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 5
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒5
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m a⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2225'
 [a 909ce12] a⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 6
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒6
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m a⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2226'
 [a f6520bf] a⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 7
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒7
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m a⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2227'
 [a 6797186] a⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 8)
 + modify a.txt 8
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒8
++ commit -m $'a\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m a⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a\342\207\2228'
++ git checkout -b b master --
 [a 49643dd] a⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-+ git checkout -b b master --
 Switched to a new branch 'b'
-+ seq 5
+++ seq 5
++ for i in $(seq 5)
 + modify b.txt 1
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m b⇒1
++ commit -m $'b\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m b⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'b\342\207\2221'
 [b d43305b] b⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 5)
 + modify b.txt 2
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m b⇒2
++ commit -m $'b\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m b⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'b\342\207\2222'
 [b 853ee68] b⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 5)
 + modify b.txt 3
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m b⇒3
++ commit -m $'b\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m b⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'b\342\207\2223'
 [b 03a2455] b⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 5)
 + modify b.txt 4
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m b⇒4
++ commit -m $'b\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m b⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'b\342\207\2224'
 [b 484ea85] b⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 5)
 + modify b.txt 5
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add b.txt
-+ commit -m b⇒5
++ commit -m $'b\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m b⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'b\342\207\2225'
 [b e22cd97] b⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + EXPECTED_TREE=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
@@ -1014,54 +1091,55 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=a-b-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=a-b-merge
 Merge b into a (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:00:24 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:45:19 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch a-b-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   b.txt
 #
-[a-b-merge 3add20d] Merge b into a (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:00:24 2026 +0000
+[a-b-merge ac6cb5a] Merge b into a (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:45:19 2025 +0000
 + check_tree a-b-merge e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-merge
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-merge^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=a-b-rebase
 + check_tree a-b-rebase e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-rebase
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-rebase^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=a-b-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree a-b-rebase-with-history e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=a-b-border
 + check_tree a-b-border e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-border
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=a-b-border-with-history
 + check_tree a-b-border-with-history e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=a-b-border-with-history2
 + check_tree a-b-border-with-history2 e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout a
@@ -1145,13 +1223,13 @@
 + check_tree a-b-full e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 + local refname=a-b-full
 + local expected_tree=e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
-+ git rev-parse a-b-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-full^{tree}'
 + test e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42 = e4a7b27799be355bbcbf8bfe9c29d74190082c42
 py313: commands[1] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-conflicted
-+ dirname t/test-conflicted
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-conflicted
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
@@ -1159,13 +1237,13 @@
 + test_conflict 4-3
 + local conflict=4-3
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
@@ -1180,9 +1258,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 4-3'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-4-3
@@ -1197,14 +1275,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -1212,168 +1292,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 89e2141] c⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 7c431f2] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c f02ab24] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c 3c091de] c⇒4
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c a0ac37a] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c ed9fdfa] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c 1da7bf5] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c d8de99f] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 9cde605] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 93e27e6] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 2bb1a7e] d⇒3
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 81f9c80] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d 3690dde] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d 8085853] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -1414,8 +1554,8 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ git-imerge autofill
 + tee autofill.out
++ git-imerge autofill
 Attempting automerge of 9-6...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 1-1...success.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...success.
@@ -1455,7 +1595,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 9cde605 c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 4-3
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 4-3 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 4-3' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -1493,9 +1633,9 @@
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
-Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
 
 Original first commit:
+Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
 commit 3c091ded129a5edf9061360bab867edade996c93
 Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
 Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:18 2005 +0000
@@ -1513,10 +1653,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 4600198] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-3
+[imerge/c-d 68c10ac] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-3
 Merge has been recorded for merge 4-3.
 Attempting automerge of 4-6...success.
 Autofilling 4-4...success.
@@ -1569,55 +1709,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:00:32 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:45:57 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 161a1d9] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:00:32 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge de14c1d] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:45:57 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -1655,7 +1796,7 @@
 Attempting to merge 8-2...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-1...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-2...success.
-Previous HEAD position was e0bc033 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-2
+Previous HEAD position was 19ba60d imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-2
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
@@ -1680,7 +1821,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 4-3 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 4-3' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -1714,9 +1855,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-3
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -1738,8 +1880,8 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 7a88cee] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-3
 + git-imerge continue --edit
+[imerge/c-d 9ec6d8f] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-3
 Merge has been recorded for merge 4-3.
 Attempting to merge 4-4...success.
 Attempting to merge 4-5...success.
@@ -1802,21 +1944,22 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 1-1
 + local conflict=1-1
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -1827,10 +1970,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-1'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-1
@@ -1845,14 +1987,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -1860,171 +2004,231 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 2120f40] c⇒1
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 90cc7de] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c 2046ed2] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c 8a2cee9] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c ac16a05] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c 30dd2ae] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c 0883eb9] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c f661c06] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 243e8ed] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d ac0427a] d⇒1
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
-[d 43c38c0] d⇒2
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
+[d 43c38c0] d⇒2
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 0260058] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 40fef44] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d b080a65] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
++ git checkout c
 [d 200ce5c] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-+ git checkout c
 Switched to branch 'c'
 + git-imerge init --name=c-d d
 + git-imerge list
@@ -2069,7 +2273,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 243e8ed c⇒9
 No progress was possible; suggest manual merge of 1-1
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -2127,10 +2331,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 63377c9] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
+[imerge/c-d c2d1331] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-1.
 Attempting automerge of 1-6...success.
 Autofilling 1-2...success.
@@ -2190,61 +2394,62 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:00:47 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:46:51 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 22137a5] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:00:47 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge ce7e652] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:46:51 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
 Switched to branch 'c'
-+ git-imerge start --goal=full --first-parent --name=c-d d
 + tee start.out
++ git-imerge start --goal=full --first-parent --name=c-d d
 Attempting to merge 1-1...conflict.
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
@@ -2270,7 +2475,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -2304,9 +2509,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -2328,7 +2534,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 61a7696] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
+[imerge/c-d 18cd5f6] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-1.
 Attempting to merge 1-2...success.
@@ -2422,21 +2628,22 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 9-1
 + local conflict=9-1
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -2447,10 +2654,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-1'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-1
@@ -2465,14 +2671,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -2480,168 +2688,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 89e2141] c⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
-[c 7c431f2] c⇒2
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
+[c 7c431f2] c⇒2
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c f02ab24] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c ed9122f] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c 1d3bf09] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
-[c f999ecd] c⇒6
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
+[c f999ecd] c⇒6
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
-+ TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
 [c 7050a8a] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
++ TIME=1112912001
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 9732e77] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 73a5eed] c⇒9
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d ac0427a] d⇒1
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 43c38c0] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 0260058] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
-[d 40fef44] d⇒4
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
+[d 40fef44] d⇒4
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d b080a65] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d 200ce5c] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -2714,7 +2982,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 73a5eed c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 9-1
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -2772,10 +3040,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 7f4e6ff] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-1
+[imerge/c-d f05f487] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-1.
 Attempting automerge of 9-6...success.
 Autofilling 9-2...success.
@@ -2818,55 +3086,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:00:53 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:47:29 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge cd975aa] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:00:53 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge 9e3691b] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:47:29 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -2946,7 +3215,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -2980,9 +3249,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-1
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -3004,7 +3274,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d ba4b34c] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-1
+[imerge/c-d abc5c5c] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-1
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-1.
 Attempting to merge 9-2...success.
@@ -3050,21 +3320,22 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 1-6
 + local conflict=1-6
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -3075,10 +3346,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-6'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-6
@@ -3093,14 +3363,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -3108,168 +3380,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 2120f40] c⇒1
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 90cc7de] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c 2046ed2] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c 8a2cee9] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c ac16a05] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c 30dd2ae] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c 0883eb9] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c f661c06] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 243e8ed] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 93e27e6] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 133f385] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 586472a] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d 9522207] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d f7e451a] d⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -3339,7 +3671,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 243e8ed c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 1-6
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -3387,20 +3719,20 @@
     c⇒1
 
 Original second commit:
-commit f7e451a6c9656dda15641a9fbc591a602f158692
-Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
-Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:29 2005 +0000
-
-    d⇒6
 
 There was a conflict merging commit 1-6, shown above.
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
+commit f7e451a6c9656dda15641a9fbc591a602f158692
+Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:29 2005 +0000
+
+    d⇒6
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d cb15c99] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
+[imerge/c-d 8fca7bd] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-6.
 Attempting automerge of 9-6...success.
 Autofilling 2-6...success.
@@ -3446,61 +3778,62 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:00:58 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:48:05 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 905c80c] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:00:58 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge e304fd4] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:48:05 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
 Switched to branch 'c'
-+ git-imerge start --goal=full --first-parent --name=c-d d
 + tee start.out
++ git-imerge start --goal=full --first-parent --name=c-d d
 Attempting to merge 1-1...success.
 Attempting to merge 1-2...success.
 Attempting to merge 1-3...success.
@@ -3547,7 +3880,7 @@
 Attempting to merge 9-3...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-4...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-5...success.
-Previous HEAD position was 14cab2e imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-5
+Previous HEAD position was f745bd4 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-5
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
@@ -3572,7 +3905,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -3606,9 +3939,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -3630,8 +3964,8 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 4ccd802] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
 + git-imerge continue --edit
+[imerge/c-d 6185095] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-6.
 Attempting to merge 2-6...success.
 Attempting to merge 3-6...success.
@@ -3679,18 +4013,18 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 9-6
 + local conflict=9-6
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
@@ -3704,10 +4038,10 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6'
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-6
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6/.git config user.name Loú User
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-6
@@ -3722,14 +4056,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -3737,168 +4073,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 89e2141] c⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 7c431f2] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c f02ab24] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c ed9122f] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c 1d3bf09] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
-[c f999ecd] c⇒6
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
+[c f999ecd] c⇒6
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c 7050a8a] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 9732e77] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 73a5eed] c⇒9
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 93e27e6] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 133f385] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 586472a] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d 9522207] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d f7e451a] d⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -3979,7 +4375,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 73a5eed c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 9-6
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -4015,11 +4411,11 @@
 
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
+
+Original first commit:
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
 Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
-
-Original first commit:
 commit 73a5eedb087a0f656d730831b8def7943b40f3cf
 Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
 Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:23 2005 +0000
@@ -4027,20 +4423,20 @@
     c⇒9
 
 Original second commit:
-commit f7e451a6c9656dda15641a9fbc591a602f158692
-Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
-Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:29 2005 +0000
-
-    d⇒6
 
 There was a conflict merging commit 9-6, shown above.
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
+commit f7e451a6c9656dda15641a9fbc591a602f158692
+Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:29 2005 +0000
+
+    d⇒6
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d a5b0672] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-6
+[imerge/c-d ce2cb43] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-6
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-6.
 Merge is complete!
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge2.html
@@ -4076,55 +4472,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:01:06 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:48:46 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 12d77a4] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:01:06 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge c967eb6] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:48:46 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -4209,7 +4606,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -4243,9 +4640,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-6
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -4267,7 +4665,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 1a386a6] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-6
+[imerge/c-d 8afbba4] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-6
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-6.
 Merge is complete!
@@ -4308,20 +4706,21 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 1-2
 + local conflict=1-2
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2/.git/
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
@@ -4333,10 +4732,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 1-2'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-1-2
@@ -4351,183 +4749,245 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
++ git checkout -b c master --
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
  create mode 100644 conflict.txt
  create mode 100644 d.txt
-+ git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
-[c 2120f40] c⇒1
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
+[c 2120f40] c⇒1
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 90cc7de] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c 2046ed2] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c 8a2cee9] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c ac16a05] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c 30dd2ae] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
-[c 0883eb9] c⇒7
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
-+ TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
-[c f661c06] c⇒8
+[c 0883eb9] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
++ TIME=1112912002
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
+[c f661c06] c⇒8
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
++ git checkout -b d master --
 [c 243e8ed] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-+ git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 69efde8] d⇒2
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 3169557] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
-[d 86c8052] d⇒4
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
-+ TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
-[d 1700773] d⇒5
+[d 86c8052] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
++ TIME=1112912008
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
+[d 1700773] d⇒5
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d df2e493] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -4591,7 +5051,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 243e8ed c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 1-2
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-2 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-2' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -4649,10 +5109,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 88c1e8b] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-2
+[imerge/c-d 5cedce5] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-2
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-2.
 Attempting automerge of 1-6...success.
 Autofilling 1-3...success.
@@ -4710,55 +5170,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:01:19 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:49:34 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 8dd3b42] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:01:19 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge cfec7cd] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:49:34 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -4775,7 +5236,7 @@
 Attempting to merge 7-1...success.
 Attempting to merge 8-1...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-1...success.
-Previous HEAD position was 3a95702 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-1
+Previous HEAD position was bed916b imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-1
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
@@ -4800,7 +5261,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 1-2 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 1-2' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -4834,9 +5295,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-2
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -4858,7 +5320,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 88d8b51] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-2
+[imerge/c-d 90647ce] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-2
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-2.
 Attempting to merge 1-3...success.
@@ -4943,18 +5405,18 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 9-5
 + local conflict=9-5
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
@@ -4969,9 +5431,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 9-5'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-9-5
@@ -4986,14 +5448,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -5001,168 +5465,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 89e2141] c⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
-[c 7c431f2] c⇒2
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
+[c 7c431f2] c⇒2
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c f02ab24] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c ed9122f] c⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c 1d3bf09] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
-+ git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
-+ TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
 [c f999ecd] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ git add c.txt
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
++ TIME=1112912000
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c 7050a8a] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 9732e77] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
++ git checkout -b d master --
 [c 73a5eed] c⇒9
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-+ git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 93e27e6] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 133f385] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 586472a] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d 0a6f956] d⇒5
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d bfb30f0] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -5242,7 +5766,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 73a5eed c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 9-5
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-5 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-5' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -5300,10 +5824,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 69eb9f3] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-5
+[imerge/c-d 747312f] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-5
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-5.
 Attempting automerge of 9-6...success.
 Autofilling 9-6...success.
@@ -5342,55 +5866,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:01:26 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:50:23 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 93b7f28] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:01:26 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge 0ad67fc] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:50:23 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -5474,7 +5999,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 9-5 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 9-5' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -5508,9 +6033,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-5
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -5532,7 +6058,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d a899547] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-5
+[imerge/c-d 87b0c08] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-5
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-5.
 Attempting to merge 9-6...success.
@@ -5574,18 +6100,18 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 5-1
 + local conflict=5-1
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
@@ -5600,9 +6126,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 5-1'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-5-1
@@ -5617,14 +6143,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -5632,168 +6160,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
-[c 89e2141] c⇒1
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
+[c 89e2141] c⇒1
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 7c431f2] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
-[c f02ab24] c⇒3
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
-+ TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
-[c ed9122f] c⇒4
+[c f02ab24] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
++ TIME=1112911998
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
+[c ed9122f] c⇒4
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
-[c 7e31f25] c⇒5
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
+[c 7e31f25] c⇒5
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c df3c57a] c⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c ea32d81] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 44473d6] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c d8d80cf] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
-[d ac0427a] d⇒1
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
+[d ac0427a] d⇒1
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
-[d 43c38c0] d⇒2
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
+[d 43c38c0] d⇒2
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 0260058] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 40fef44] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d b080a65] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d 200ce5c] d⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -5862,7 +6450,7 @@
 HEAD is now at d8d80cf c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 5-1
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 5-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 5-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -5900,16 +6488,16 @@
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
-Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
 
 Original first commit:
+Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
+
+Original second commit:
 commit 7e31f254c318decc434628f023dac0703f3d2b9e
 Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
 Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:19 2005 +0000
 
     c⇒5
-
-Original second commit:
 commit ac0427a285b64f2815ebd6eb83880f309600d0c7
 Author: Loú User <luser@example.com>
 Date:   Thu Apr 7 22:13:24 2005 +0000
@@ -5920,10 +6508,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d f0d674b] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
+[imerge/c-d 2db345c] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 5-1.
 Attempting automerge of 5-6...success.
 Autofilling 5-2...success.
@@ -5979,55 +6567,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:01:38 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:51:20 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 92a2239] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:01:38 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge 1c6395a] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:51:20 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -6083,7 +6672,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 5-1 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 5-1' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -6117,9 +6706,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -6141,7 +6731,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d a282f2e] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
+[imerge/c-d 4340536] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 5-1.
 Attempting to merge 5-2...success.
@@ -6211,18 +6801,18 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + test_conflict 6-6
 + local conflict=6-6
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6 git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
@@ -6237,9 +6827,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with conflict at 6-6'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/conflicted-6-6
@@ -6254,14 +6844,16 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt original version
++ modify conflict.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) d70e04b] m⇒0
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -6269,168 +6861,228 @@
  create mode 100644 d.txt
 + git checkout -b c master --
 Switched to a new branch 'c'
-+ seq 9
+++ seq 9
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 1
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 89e2141] c⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 2
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c 7c431f2] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 3
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
-[c f02ab24] c⇒3
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 4
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
+[c f02ab24] c⇒3
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
-[c ed9122f] c⇒4
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 5
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
+[c ed9122f] c⇒4
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c 1d3bf09] c⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 6
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt c version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c fe4fed8] c⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 7
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c ec255ea] c⇒7
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 8
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 7459ac3] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 9)
 + modify c.txt 9
 + filename=c.txt
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c 70408c8] c⇒9
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
 Switched to a new branch 'd'
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 1
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 [d bd5368a] d⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 93e27e6] d⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 3
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 133f385] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 4
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d 586472a] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 5
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ case $conflict in
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d 9522207] d⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify d.txt 6
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict.txt d version
++ case $conflict in
++ modify conflict.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d f7e451a] d⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -6514,7 +7166,7 @@
 HEAD is now at 70408c8 c⇒9
 Conflict; suggest manual merge of 6-6
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 6-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 6-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge1.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -6572,10 +7224,10 @@
 Please resolve the conflict, commit the result, then type
 
     git-imerge continue
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d 8efae45] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-6
+[imerge/c-d ec89830] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-6
 Merge has been recorded for merge 6-6.
 Attempting automerge of 9-6...success.
 Autofilling 7-6...success.
@@ -6616,55 +7268,56 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:01:43 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:52:06 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge 94cb73f] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:01:43 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge 9f27759] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:52:06 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + git-imerge remove
 + git checkout c
@@ -6722,7 +7375,7 @@
 Attempting to merge 9-3...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-4...success.
 Attempting to merge 9-5...success.
-Previous HEAD position was defaff5 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-5
+Previous HEAD position was 36575c2 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 9-5
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict.txt
@@ -6747,7 +7400,7 @@
 
     git-imerge continue
 + grep -q Traceback start.out
-+ grep -q suggest manual merge of 6-6 autofill.out
++ grep -q 'suggest manual merge of 6-6' autofill.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge3.html
        0    5   9
        |    |   |
@@ -6781,9 +7434,10 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ echo merged version
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict.txt
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git commit
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git commit
 imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-6
 
 # Conflicts:
@@ -6805,7 +7459,7 @@
 #	modified:   conflict.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[imerge/c-d 3262688] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-6
+[imerge/c-d b48aa18] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-6
 + git-imerge continue --edit
 Merge has been recorded for merge 6-6.
 Attempting to merge 7-6...success.
@@ -6849,24 +7503,24 @@
 + check_tree c-d-full ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 + local refname=c-d-full
 + local expected_tree=ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
-+ git rev-parse c-d-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-full^{tree}'
 + test ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5 = ffa191c987a8d3f597376744a95439fa1b4a55c5
 py313: commands[2] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-really-conflicted
-+ dirname t/test-really-conflicted
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-really-conflicted
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted 'git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted 'git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
@@ -6881,9 +7535,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with multiple conflicts'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/really-conflicted
@@ -6898,50 +7552,60 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add d.txt
-+ seq 0 7
-+ modify conflict0.txt original version
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict0.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict0.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict0.txt
-+ modify conflict1.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict1.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict1.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict1.txt
-+ modify conflict2.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict2.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict2.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict2.txt
-+ modify conflict3.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict3.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict3.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict3.txt
-+ modify conflict4.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict4.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict4.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict4.txt
-+ modify conflict5.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict5.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict5.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict5.txt
-+ modify conflict6.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict6.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict6.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict6.txt
-+ modify conflict7.txt original version
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
++ modify conflict7.txt 'original version'
 + filename=conflict7.txt
-+ text=original version
-+ echo original version
++ text='original version'
++ echo 'original version'
 + git add conflict7.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) 8e21fbd] m⇒0
  10 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 c.txt
@@ -6961,19 +7625,21 @@
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict0.txt c version
++ modify conflict0.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict0.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict0.txt
-+ modify conflict4.txt c version
++ modify conflict4.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict4.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict4.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒1
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m c⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2221'
 [c 4e6007a] c⇒1
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 + modify c.txt 2
@@ -6981,9 +7647,11 @@
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒2
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m c⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2222'
 [c c2b7c49] c⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + modify c.txt 3
@@ -6991,9 +7659,11 @@
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒3
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m c⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2223'
 [c 42ad55a] c⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + modify c.txt 4
@@ -7001,14 +7671,16 @@
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict1.txt c version
++ modify conflict1.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict1.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict1.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒4
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m c⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2224'
 [c a891793] c⇒4
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify c.txt 5
@@ -7016,19 +7688,21 @@
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict3.txt c version
++ modify conflict3.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict3.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict3.txt
-+ modify conflict6.txt c version
++ modify conflict6.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict6.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict6.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒5
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m c⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2225'
 [c c21441d] c⇒5
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 + modify c.txt 6
@@ -7036,14 +7710,16 @@
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict5.txt c version
++ modify conflict5.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict5.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict5.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒6
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m c⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2226'
 [c a797a66] c⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify c.txt 7
@@ -7051,14 +7727,16 @@
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict2.txt c version
++ modify conflict2.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict2.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict2.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒7
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m c⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2227'
 [c c0e1537] c⇒7
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify c.txt 8
@@ -7066,9 +7744,11 @@
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add c.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒8
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912002
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912002 +0000 git commit -m c⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912002 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2228'
 [c 9f3e7c8] c⇒8
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + modify c.txt 9
@@ -7076,14 +7756,16 @@
 + text=9
 + echo 9
 + git add c.txt
-+ modify conflict7.txt c version
++ modify conflict7.txt 'c version'
 + filename=conflict7.txt
-+ text=c version
-+ echo c version
++ text='c version'
++ echo 'c version'
 + git add conflict7.txt
-+ commit -m c⇒9
++ commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 + TIME=1112912003
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912003 +0000 git commit -m c⇒9
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912003 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'c\342\207\2229'
 [c ccbfccb] c⇒9
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout -b d master --
@@ -7093,39 +7775,43 @@
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict0.txt d version
++ modify conflict0.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict0.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict0.txt
-+ modify conflict6.txt d version
++ modify conflict6.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict6.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict6.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒1
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112912004
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912004 +0000 git commit -m d⇒1
-[d 8c3c065] d⇒1
- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912004 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2221'
 + modify d.txt 2
 + filename=d.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict1.txt d version
+[d 8c3c065] d⇒1
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
++ modify conflict1.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict1.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict1.txt
-+ modify conflict2.txt d version
++ modify conflict2.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict2.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict2.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒2
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112912005
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912005 +0000 git commit -m d⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912005 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2222'
 [d 820b787] d⇒2
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 + modify d.txt 3
@@ -7133,9 +7819,11 @@
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒3
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112912006
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912006 +0000 git commit -m d⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912006 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2223'
 [d 821c792] d⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + modify d.txt 4
@@ -7143,9 +7831,11 @@
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add d.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒4
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112912007
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912007 +0000 git commit -m d⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912007 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2224'
 [d c2a1456] d⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + modify d.txt 5
@@ -7153,14 +7843,16 @@
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict3.txt d version
++ modify conflict3.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict3.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict3.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒5
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112912008
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912008 +0000 git commit -m d⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912008 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2225'
 [d c3e3890] d⇒5
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify d.txt 6
@@ -7168,14 +7860,16 @@
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict4.txt d version
++ modify conflict4.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict4.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict4.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒6
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912009
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912009 +0000 git commit -m d⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912009 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2226'
 [d b2f5c5e] d⇒6
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify d.txt 7
@@ -7183,14 +7877,16 @@
 + text=7
 + echo 7
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict5.txt d version
++ modify conflict5.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict5.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict5.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒7
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2227'
 + TIME=1112912010
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912010 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912010 +0000 git commit -m d⇒7
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912010 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912010 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2227'
 [d 892af56] d⇒7
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + modify d.txt 8
@@ -7198,14 +7894,16 @@
 + text=8
 + echo 8
 + git add d.txt
-+ modify conflict7.txt d version
++ modify conflict7.txt 'd version'
 + filename=conflict7.txt
-+ text=d version
-+ echo d version
++ text='d version'
++ echo 'd version'
 + git add conflict7.txt
-+ commit -m d⇒8
++ commit -m $'d\342\207\2228'
 + TIME=1112912011
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912011 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912011 +0000 git commit -m d⇒8
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912011 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912011 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'d\342\207\2228'
 [d 67099d0] d⇒8
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + git checkout c
@@ -7301,26 +7999,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
-+ modify conflict0.txt merged version
++ modify conflict0.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict0.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict0.txt
 + conflict_count=1
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d 68ab1f8] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
+[imerge/c-d 140847a] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-1.
 Attempting automerge of 1-8...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 1-2...success.
@@ -7412,26 +8118,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
-+ modify conflict4.txt merged version
++ modify conflict4.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict4.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict4.txt
 + conflict_count=2
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d 3841180] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
+[imerge/c-d 40431c7] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 1-6
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-6.
 Attempting automerge of 1-8...success.
 Autofilling 1-7...success.
@@ -7448,12 +8162,12 @@
 Warning: you are leaving 1 commit behind, not connected to
 any of your branches:
 
-  adbc469 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 3-8
+  d234915 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 3-8
 
 If you want to keep it by creating a new branch, this may be a good time
 to do so with:
 
- git branch <new-branch-name> adbc469
+ git branch <new-branch-name> d234915
 
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict1.txt
@@ -7502,26 +8216,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
-+ modify conflict1.txt merged version
++ modify conflict1.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict1.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict1.txt
 + conflict_count=3
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d c92a2d8] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-2
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/c-d eeb5ebb] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 4-2
 Merge has been recorded for merge 4-2.
 Attempting automerge of 4-8...success.
 Autofilling 4-3...success.
@@ -7531,7 +8253,7 @@
 Autofilling 4-7...success.
 Autofilling 4-8...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('c-d', tip1='c', tip2='d', goal='merge')[3:5,2:9].
-Previous HEAD position was 6cb0f92 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 4-8
+Previous HEAD position was 65b7a45 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 4-8
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict6.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict6.txt
@@ -7579,26 +8301,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
-+ modify conflict6.txt merged version
++ modify conflict6.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict6.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict6.txt
 + conflict_count=4
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d 594709a] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/c-d a7a7edf] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 5-1.
 Attempting automerge of 5-8...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 5-2...success.
@@ -7633,7 +8363,7 @@
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('c-d', tip1='c', tip2='d', goal='merge')[6:10,0:2].
 Attempting automerge of 9-4...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 7-2...failure.
-Previous HEAD position was a4e0ecf imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 7-1
+Previous HEAD position was 7a270e9 imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 7-1
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict3.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict3.txt
@@ -7681,26 +8411,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
-+ modify conflict3.txt merged version
++ modify conflict3.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict3.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict3.txt
 + conflict_count=5
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d 085a9fb] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-5
+[imerge/c-d 297b443] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 5-5
 Merge has been recorded for merge 5-5.
 Attempting automerge of 5-8...success.
 Autofilling 5-6...success.
@@ -7763,31 +8501,39 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
-+ modify conflict5.txt merged version
++ modify conflict5.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict5.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict5.txt
 + conflict_count=6
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
-+ tee autofill.out
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
-[imerge/c-d c5cee6f] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-7
++ tee autofill.out
+[imerge/c-d 9b22a1a] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 6-7
 Merge has been recorded for merge 6-7.
 Attempting automerge of 6-8...success.
 Autofilling 6-8...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('c-d', tip1='c', tip2='d', goal='merge')[5:7,7:9].
-Previous HEAD position was 95c165d imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 6-8
+Previous HEAD position was 2c26bac imerge 'c-d': automatic merge 6-8
 Switched to branch 'imerge/c-d'
 Auto-merging conflict2.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in conflict2.txt
@@ -7835,26 +8581,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
-+ modify conflict2.txt merged version
++ modify conflict2.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict2.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict2.txt
 + conflict_count=7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
 + true
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d e861b1d] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 7-2
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/c-d 08f7d5d] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 7-2
 Merge has been recorded for merge 7-2.
 Attempting automerge of 7-8...success.
 Autofilling 7-3...success.
@@ -7936,26 +8690,34 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
-+ seq 0 7
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
+++ seq 0 7
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict0.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict6.txt
++ for i in $(seq 0 7)
 + grep -q ==== conflict7.txt
-+ modify conflict7.txt merged version
++ modify conflict7.txt 'merged version'
 + filename=conflict7.txt
-+ text=merged version
-+ echo merged version
++ text='merged version'
++ echo 'merged version'
 + git add conflict7.txt
 + conflict_count=8
 + true
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee autofill.out
-[imerge/c-d 3489c4e] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-8
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/c-d 7b1170d] imerge 'c-d': manual merge 9-8
 Merge has been recorded for merge 9-8.
 Merge is complete!
 + grep -q Traceback autofill.out
@@ -7982,20 +8744,21 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging autofill.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging' autofill.out
 + break
 + test 8 -ne 8
 + git-imerge diagram --commits
 + cat
 + diff -u - diagram.out
 + EXPECTED_TREE=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=c-d-merge
 Merge d into c (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:07 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:53:32 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch c-d-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
@@ -8009,63 +8772,64 @@
 #	modified:   conflict7.txt
 #	modified:   d.txt
 #
-[c-d-merge f1970a3] Merge d into c (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:07 2026 +0000
+[c-d-merge d52845a] Merge d into c (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:53:32 2025 +0000
 + check_tree c-d-merge 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-merge
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-merge^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=c-d-rebase
 + check_tree c-d-rebase 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-rebase
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-rebase-with-history 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=c-d-border
 + check_tree c-d-border 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-border
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=c-d-border-with-history
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=c-d-border-with-history2
 + check_tree c-d-border-with-history2 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + local refname=c-d-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
-+ git rev-parse c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'c-d-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f = 13e5a8955ab8f88dc7fec8278ee2622655c21d7f
 + git-imerge remove
 py313: commands[3] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-duplicated
-+ dirname t/test-duplicated
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-duplicated
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated 'git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated 'git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -8076,10 +8840,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with duplicate commits'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/duplicated
@@ -8089,86 +8852,109 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) a733afa] m⇒0
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
 + git checkout -b a --
 Switched to a new branch 'a'
-+ seq 3
+++ seq 3
++ for i in $(seq 3)
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
-[a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
++ for i in $(seq 3)
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
-+ TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
-[a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
+[a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
++ TIME=1112911996
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
++ for i in $(seq 3)
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
+[a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 [a 621c381] a⇒3 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b b master --
 Switched to a new branch 'b'
-+ seq 4
+++ seq 4
++ for i in $(seq 4)
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1 on branch b
++ commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1 on branch b
-[b 62a5c56] a⇒1 on branch b
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch b'
++ for i in $(seq 4)
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
+[b 62a5c56] a⇒1 on branch b
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2 on branch b
++ commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch b'
 [b f846281] a⇒2 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 4)
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3 on branch b
++ commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch b'
 [b a4b2c2b] a⇒3 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in $(seq 4)
 + modify a.txt 4
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒4 on branch b
++ commit -m 'a⇒4 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m a⇒4 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒4 on branch b'
 [b 5b24553] a⇒4 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + EXPECTED_TREE=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
@@ -8243,54 +9029,55 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=a-b-merge
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge simplify --goal=merge --branch=a-b-merge
 Merge b into a (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:09 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:54:00 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch a-b-merge
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   a.txt
 #
-[a-b-merge add6fb0] Merge b into a (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:09 2026 +0000
+[a-b-merge a604a4a] Merge b into a (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:54:00 2025 +0000
 + check_tree a-b-merge 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-merge
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-merge^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-merge^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase --branch=a-b-rebase
 + check_tree a-b-rebase 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-rebase
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-rebase^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-rebase^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=rebase-with-history --branch=a-b-rebase-with-history
 + check_tree a-b-rebase-with-history 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-rebase-with-history
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-rebase-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-rebase-with-history^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border --branch=a-b-border
 + check_tree a-b-border 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-border
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git-imerge simplify --goal=border-with-history --branch=a-b-border-with-history
 + check_tree a-b-border-with-history 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-border-with-history
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border-with-history^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border-with-history^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git-imerge finish --goal=border-with-history2 --branch=a-b-border-with-history2
 + check_tree a-b-border-with-history2 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-border-with-history2
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-border-with-history2^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-border-with-history2^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + git checkout a
 Switched to branch 'a'
@@ -8343,26 +9130,27 @@
 + check_tree a-b-full 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 + local refname=a-b-full
 + local expected_tree=9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
-+ git rev-parse a-b-full^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'a-b-full^{tree}'
 + test 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2 = 9d521927e179e882efacd2a0ba94b89a1de00eb2
 py313: commands[4] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-flip-flop
-+ dirname t/test-flip-flop
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-flip-flop
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
++ for n in 1 2 3
 + flip_flop_test 1
 + local n=1
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
@@ -8377,9 +9165,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=1'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-1
@@ -8389,72 +9177,87 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) a733afa] m⇒0
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
 + git checkout -b a --
 Switched to a new branch 'a'
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
-[a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
+[a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
 [a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 [a 621c381] a⇒3 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b b master --
 Switched to a new branch 'b'
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 1
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒1
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2221'
 + test 1 = 1
 + modify a.txt X
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=X
 + echo X
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒1 and a⇒X
++ msg='b⇒1 and a⇒X'
 + test 1 = 2
-+ commit -m b⇒1 and a⇒X on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒1 and a⇒X on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m b⇒1 and a⇒X on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒1 and a⇒X on branch b'
 [b 044a3fa] b⇒1 and a⇒X on branch b
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  create mode 100644 b.txt
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 2
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒2
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2222'
 + test 2 = 1
 + test 2 = 2
 + modify a.txt 0
@@ -8462,36 +9265,44 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒2 and a⇒0
-+ commit -m b⇒2 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ msg='b⇒2 and a⇒0'
++ commit -m 'b⇒2 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m b⇒2 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒2 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 [b 7851975] b⇒2 and a⇒0 on branch b
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 3
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒3
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2223'
 + test 3 = 1
 + test 3 = 2
-+ commit -m b⇒3 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒3 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m b⇒3 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒3 on branch b'
 [b 6fe24f0] b⇒3 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 4
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒4
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2224'
 + test 4 = 1
 + test 4 = 2
-+ commit -m b⇒4 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒4 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m b⇒4 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒4 on branch b'
 [b 2dc5eb7] b⇒4 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + test_merge b-into-a-1 a b 1-1 1-2
@@ -8563,12 +9374,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-1 imerge-b-into-a-1-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-1' imerge-b-into-a-1-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-1-2.out
-[imerge/b bca43bc] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-1
+[imerge/b d552b8d] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-1.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 1-2...failure.
@@ -8576,7 +9387,7 @@
 Autofilling 2-1...success.
 Autofilling 3-1...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,0:2].
-Previous HEAD position was bcfff83 imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-1
+Previous HEAD position was 5ec5a04 imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-1
 Switched to branch 'imerge/b'
 Auto-merging a.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in a.txt
@@ -8629,12 +9440,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-2 imerge-b-into-a-1-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-2' imerge-b-into-a-1-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-1-3.out
-[imerge/b 44bdded] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-2
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/b fa51833] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-2
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-2.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...success.
 Autofilling 1-3...success.
@@ -8649,7 +9460,7 @@
 The two ways of autofilling 3-4 agree.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,1:5].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-b-into-a-1-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-b-into-a-1-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0  3
        |  |
@@ -8679,20 +9490,21 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge b into a (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:12 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:54:21 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch b-into-a-1
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	new file:   b.txt
 #
-[b-into-a-1 268a6c7] Merge b into a (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:12 2026 +0000
+[b-into-a-1 613fdf6] Merge b into a (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:54:21 2025 +0000
 + test_merge a-into-b-1 b a 1-1 2-1
 + local name=a-into-b-1
 + local dst=b
@@ -8757,12 +9569,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-1 imerge-a-into-b-1-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-1' imerge-a-into-b-1-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-1-2.out
-[imerge/a 4a9f02a] imerge 'a': manual merge 1-1
+[imerge/a 7d1988c] imerge 'a': manual merge 1-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-1.
 Attempting automerge of 1-3...success.
 Autofilling 1-2...success.
@@ -8820,12 +9632,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 2-1 imerge-a-into-b-1-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 2-1' imerge-a-into-b-1-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-1-3.out
-[imerge/a 35845f2] imerge 'a': manual merge 2-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/a 249832b] imerge 'a': manual merge 2-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 2-1.
 Attempting automerge of 2-3...success.
 Autofilling 2-2...success.
@@ -8840,7 +9652,7 @@
 The two ways of autofilling 4-3 agree.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('a', tip1='b', tip2='a', goal='merge')[2:5,0:4].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-a-into-b-1-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-a-into-b-1-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0   4
        |   |
@@ -8868,30 +9680,32 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge a into b (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:13 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:54:29 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch a-into-b-1
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   a.txt
 #
-[a-into-b-1 d05a5e1] Merge a into b (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:13 2026 +0000
+[a-into-b-1 45e7976] Merge a into b (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:54:29 2025 +0000
++ for n in 1 2 3
 + flip_flop_test 2
 + local n=2
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
@@ -8906,9 +9720,9 @@
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
 Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=2'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-2
@@ -8918,85 +9732,103 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) a733afa] m⇒0
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
 + git checkout -b a --
 Switched to a new branch 'a'
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 [a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
 [a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 [a 621c381] a⇒3 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b b master --
 Switched to a new branch 'b'
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 1
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒1
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2221'
 + test 1 = 2
 + test 1 = 3
-+ commit -m b⇒1 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒1 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m b⇒1 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒1 on branch b'
 [b 1f7d097] b⇒1 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 b.txt
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 2
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒2
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2222'
 + test 2 = 2
 + modify a.txt X
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=X
 + echo X
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒2 and a⇒X
++ msg='b⇒2 and a⇒X'
 + test 2 = 3
-+ commit -m b⇒2 and a⇒X on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒2 and a⇒X on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m b⇒2 and a⇒X on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒2 and a⇒X on branch b'
 [b 48df77d] b⇒2 and a⇒X on branch b
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 3
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒3
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2223'
 + test 3 = 2
 + test 3 = 3
 + modify a.txt 0
@@ -9004,23 +9836,28 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒3 and a⇒0
-+ commit -m b⇒3 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ msg='b⇒3 and a⇒0'
++ commit -m 'b⇒3 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m b⇒3 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒3 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 [b f3ef019] b⇒3 and a⇒0 on branch b
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 4
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒4
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2224'
 + test 4 = 2
 + test 4 = 3
-+ commit -m b⇒4 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒4 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m b⇒4 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒4 on branch b'
 [b 69d0c21] b⇒4 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + test_merge b-into-a-2 a b 1-2 1-3
@@ -9106,12 +9943,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-2 imerge-b-into-a-2-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-2' imerge-b-into-a-2-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-2-2.out
-[imerge/b 997d711] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-2
+[imerge/b 52aca15] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-2
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-2.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 1-3...failure.
@@ -9119,7 +9956,7 @@
 Autofilling 2-2...success.
 Autofilling 3-2...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,1:3].
-Previous HEAD position was efb317f imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-2
+Previous HEAD position was 029597e imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-2
 Switched to branch 'imerge/b'
 Auto-merging a.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in a.txt
@@ -9172,12 +10009,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-3 imerge-b-into-a-2-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-3' imerge-b-into-a-2-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-2-3.out
-[imerge/b 28e5f9d] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-3
+[imerge/b 3eb901a] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-3
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-3.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...success.
 Autofilling 1-4...success.
@@ -9190,7 +10027,7 @@
 The two ways of autofilling 3-4 agree.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,2:5].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-b-into-a-2-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-b-into-a-2-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0  3
        |  |
@@ -9220,20 +10057,21 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge b into a (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:14 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:54:40 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch b-into-a-2
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	new file:   b.txt
 #
-[b-into-a-2 6782a18] Merge b into a (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:14 2026 +0000
+[b-into-a-2 a6582a9] Merge b into a (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:54:40 2025 +0000
 + test_merge a-into-b-2 b a 2-1 3-1
 + local name=a-into-b-2
 + local dst=b
@@ -9303,12 +10141,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 2-1 imerge-a-into-b-2-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 2-1' imerge-a-into-b-2-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-2-2.out
-[imerge/a f9d90df] imerge 'a': manual merge 2-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/a f4bcd78] imerge 'a': manual merge 2-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 2-1.
 Attempting automerge of 2-3...success.
 Autofilling 2-2...success.
@@ -9366,12 +10204,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 3-1 imerge-a-into-b-2-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 3-1' imerge-a-into-b-2-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-2-3.out
-[imerge/a fe39ebc] imerge 'a': manual merge 3-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/a 9c839dc] imerge 'a': manual merge 3-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 3-1.
 Attempting automerge of 3-3...success.
 Autofilling 3-2...success.
@@ -9383,7 +10221,7 @@
 Autofilling 4-3...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('a', tip1='b', tip2='a', goal='merge')[3:5,0:4].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-a-into-b-2-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-a-into-b-2-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0   4
        |   |
@@ -9411,33 +10249,36 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge a into b (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:15 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:54:48 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch a-into-b-2
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   a.txt
 #
-[a-into-b-2 de94223] Merge a into b (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:15 2026 +0000
+[a-into-b-2 de83566] Merge a into b (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:54:48 2025 +0000
++ for n in 1 2 3
 + flip_flop_test 3
 + local n=3
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3 git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
-+ local description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
++ local 'description=git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -9448,10 +10289,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge test repository with a commit and its revert at n=3'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/flip-flop-3
@@ -9461,98 +10301,119 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) a733afa] m⇒0
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
 + git checkout -b a --
 Switched to a new branch 'a'
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 1
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a⇒1 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒1 on branch a'
 [a 2f1f75a] a⇒1 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 2
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
++ commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a⇒2 on branch a
-[a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒2 on branch a'
++ for i in 1 2 3
 + modify a.txt 3
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
+[a 4700669] a⇒2 on branch a
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a⇒3 on branch a
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'a⇒3 on branch a'
 [a 621c381] a⇒3 on branch a
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 + git checkout -b b master --
 Switched to a new branch 'b'
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 1
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒1
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2221'
 + test 1 = 3
 + test 1 = 4
-+ commit -m b⇒1 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒1 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m b⇒1 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒1 on branch b'
 [b 1f7d097] b⇒1 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 b.txt
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 2
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒2
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2222'
 + test 2 = 3
 + test 2 = 4
-+ commit -m b⇒2 on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒2 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m b⇒2 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒2 on branch b'
 [b ce671e9] b⇒2 on branch b
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 3
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒3
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2223'
 + test 3 = 3
 + modify a.txt X
 + filename=a.txt
 + text=X
 + echo X
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒3 and a⇒X
++ msg='b⇒3 and a⇒X'
 + test 3 = 4
-+ commit -m b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b
++ commit -m 'b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b
-[b d40495e] b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b'
++ for i in 1 2 3 4
 + modify b.txt 4
 + filename=b.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add b.txt
-+ msg=b⇒4
+[b d40495e] b⇒3 and a⇒X on branch b
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
++ msg=$'b\342\207\2224'
 + test 4 = 3
 + test 4 = 4
 + modify a.txt 0
@@ -9560,10 +10421,12 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ msg=b⇒4 and a⇒0
-+ commit -m b⇒4 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ msg='b⇒4 and a⇒0'
++ commit -m 'b⇒4 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 + TIME=1112912001
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912001 +0000 git commit -m b⇒4 and a⇒0 on branch b
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912001 +0000'
++ git commit -m 'b⇒4 and a⇒0 on branch b'
 [b eb736f2] b⇒4 and a⇒0 on branch b
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 + test_merge b-into-a-3 a b 1-3 1-4
@@ -9655,12 +10518,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-3 imerge-b-into-a-3-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-3' imerge-b-into-a-3-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-3-2.out
-[imerge/b 4c16730] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-3
+[imerge/b aa2d994] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-3
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-3.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...failure.
 Attempting automerge of 1-4...failure.
@@ -9668,7 +10531,7 @@
 Autofilling 2-3...success.
 Autofilling 3-3...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,2:4].
-Previous HEAD position was f5f9cc5 imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-3
+Previous HEAD position was e7b43d2 imerge 'b': automatic merge 3-3
 Switched to branch 'imerge/b'
 Auto-merging a.txt
 CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in a.txt
@@ -9721,19 +10584,19 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 1-4 imerge-b-into-a-3-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 1-4' imerge-b-into-a-3-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
 + git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-b-into-a-3-3.out
-[imerge/b 83faa8d] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-4
+[imerge/b 761b2c9] imerge 'b': manual merge 1-4
 Merge has been recorded for merge 1-4.
 Attempting automerge of 3-4...success.
 Autofilling 2-4...success.
 Autofilling 3-4...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('b', tip1='a', tip2='b', goal='merge')[1:4,3:5].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-b-into-a-3-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-b-into-a-3-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0  3
        |  |
@@ -9763,20 +10626,21 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge b into a (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:16 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:55:00 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch b-into-a-3
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	new file:   b.txt
 #
-[b-into-a-3 aad9874] Merge b into a (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:16 2026 +0000
+[b-into-a-3 62cc8b5] Merge b into a (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:00 2025 +0000
 + test_merge a-into-b-3 b a 3-1 4-1
 + local name=a-into-b-3
 + local dst=b
@@ -9785,8 +10649,8 @@
 + local conflict2=4-1
 + git checkout b
 Switched to branch 'b'
-+ git-imerge merge --branch=a-into-b-3 a
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-3-1.out
++ git-imerge merge --branch=a-into-b-3 a
 Attempting automerge of 4-3...success.
 Autofilling 1-3...success.
 Autofilling 2-3...success.
@@ -9850,12 +10714,12 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 3-1 imerge-a-into-b-3-1.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 3-1' imerge-a-into-b-3-1.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-3-2.out
-[imerge/a def3ed9] imerge 'a': manual merge 3-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/a 33b9e9f] imerge 'a': manual merge 3-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 3-1.
 Attempting automerge of 3-3...success.
 Autofilling 3-2...success.
@@ -9913,19 +10777,19 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ grep -q There was a conflict merging commit 4-1 imerge-a-into-b-3-2.out
++ grep -q 'There was a conflict merging commit 4-1' imerge-a-into-b-3-2.out
 + echo 1
 + git add a.txt
-+ git-imerge continue --no-edit
 + tee imerge-a-into-b-3-3.out
-[imerge/a 0c180b5] imerge 'a': manual merge 4-1
++ git-imerge continue --no-edit
+[imerge/a 19bf1e4] imerge 'a': manual merge 4-1
 Merge has been recorded for merge 4-1.
 Attempting automerge of 4-3...success.
 Autofilling 4-2...success.
 Autofilling 4-3...success.
 Recording autofilled block MergeState('a', tip1='b', tip2='a', goal='merge')[3:5,1:4].
 Merge is complete!
-+ grep -q Merge is complete imerge-a-into-b-3-3.out
++ grep -q 'Merge is complete' imerge-a-into-b-3-3.out
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier
        0   4
        |   |
@@ -9953,39 +10817,41 @@
   @ = merge was blocked but has been resolved
   ? = no merge recorded
 
-+ GIT_EDITOR=cat git-imerge finish
++ GIT_EDITOR=cat
++ git-imerge finish
 Merge a into b (using imerge)
 
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
 #
-# Date:      Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+# Date:      Fri Feb 28 18:55:09 2025 +0000
 #
 # On branch a-into-b-3
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	modified:   a.txt
 #
-[a-into-b-3 0a28704] Merge a into b (using imerge)
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+[a-into-b-3 90cf8ca] Merge a into b (using imerge)
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:09 2025 +0000
 py313: commands[5] .pybuild/cpython3_3.13/build> /bin/sh t/test-drop
-+ dirname t/test-drop
-+ cd t
-+ pwd
-+ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
+++++ dirname t/test-drop
++++ cd t
++++ pwd
+++ dirname /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t
 + BASE=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0
 + . /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/test-lib.sh
 + GIT_IMERGE=git-imerge
 + TMP=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
-+ DESCRIPTION=git-imerge drop test repository
-+ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop git-imerge drop test repository
++ DESCRIPTION='git-imerge drop test repository'
++ init_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop 'git-imerge drop test repository'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
-+ local description=git-imerge drop test repository
-+ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop git-imerge drop test repository
++ local 'description=git-imerge drop test repository'
++ delete_test_repo /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop 'git-imerge drop test repository'
 + local path=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
-+ local description=git-imerge drop test repository
++ local 'description=git-imerge drop test repository'
 + test -d /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
 + mkdir -p /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
 + git init /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
+Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop/.git/
 hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
 hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
 hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
@@ -9996,10 +10862,9 @@
 hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
 hint:
 hint: 	git branch -m <name>
-Initialized empty Git repository in /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop/.git/
-+ echo git-imerge drop test repository
-+ printf %s\n /*.out /*.css /*.html
-+ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop/.git config user.name Loú User
++ echo 'git-imerge drop test repository'
++ printf '%s\n' '/*.out' '/*.css' '/*.html'
++ git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop/.git config user.name 'Loú User'
 + git --git-dir=/build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop/.git config user.email luser@example.com
 + TIME=1112911993
 + ln -s /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/imerge.css /build/reproducible-path/git-imerge-1.2.0/t/tmp/drop
@@ -10009,76 +10874,96 @@
 + text=0
 + echo 0
 + git add a.txt
-+ commit -m m⇒0
++ commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 + TIME=1112911994
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911994 +0000 git commit -m m⇒0
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911994 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'m\342\207\2220'
 [master (root-commit) a733afa] m⇒0
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a.txt
-+ seq 6
+++ seq 6
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a1.txt 1
 + filename=a1.txt
 + text=1
 + echo 1
 + git add a1.txt
-+ commit -m a1⇒1
++ commit -m $'a1\342\207\2221'
 + TIME=1112911995
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911995 +0000 git commit -m a1⇒1
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911995 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a1\342\207\2221'
 [master 389a4ba] a1⇒1
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a1.txt
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a2.txt 2
 + filename=a2.txt
 + text=2
 + echo 2
 + git add a2.txt
-+ commit -m a2⇒2
++ commit -m $'a2\342\207\2222'
 + TIME=1112911996
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911996 +0000 git commit -m a2⇒2
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911996 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a2\342\207\2222'
 [master 4785218] a2⇒2
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a2.txt
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a3.txt 3
 + filename=a3.txt
 + text=3
 + echo 3
 + git add a3.txt
-+ commit -m a3⇒3
++ commit -m $'a3\342\207\2223'
 + TIME=1112911997
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911997 +0000 git commit -m a3⇒3
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911997 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a3\342\207\2223'
 [master 34bdde3] a3⇒3
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a3.txt
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a4.txt 4
 + filename=a4.txt
 + text=4
 + echo 4
 + git add a4.txt
-+ commit -m a4⇒4
++ commit -m $'a4\342\207\2224'
 + TIME=1112911998
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911998 +0000 git commit -m a4⇒4
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911998 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a4\342\207\2224'
 [master c793a5a] a4⇒4
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a4.txt
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a5.txt 5
 + filename=a5.txt
 + text=5
 + echo 5
 + git add a5.txt
-+ commit -m a5⇒5
++ commit -m $'a5\342\207\2225'
 + TIME=1112911999
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112911999 +0000 git commit -m a5⇒5
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112911999 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a5\342\207\2225'
 [master b42f60c] a5⇒5
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a5.txt
++ for i in $(seq 6)
 + modify a6.txt 6
 + filename=a6.txt
 + text=6
 + echo 6
 + git add a6.txt
-+ commit -m a6⇒6
++ commit -m $'a6\342\207\2226'
 + TIME=1112912000
-+ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=@1112912000 +0000 git commit -m a6⇒6
++ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE='@1112912000 +0000'
++ git commit -m $'a6\342\207\2226'
 [master 9d6aec5] a6⇒6
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  create mode 100644 a6.txt
@@ -10103,12 +10988,12 @@
 Turn off this advice by setting config variable advice.detachedHead to false
 
 HEAD is now at 34bdde3 a3⇒3
-[detached HEAD c69b4ed] Revert "a3⇒3"
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+[detached HEAD b763f69] Revert "a3⇒3"
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:11 2025 +0000
  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
  delete mode 100644 a3.txt
-[detached HEAD 65710b9] Revert "a2⇒2"
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+[detached HEAD fa4a895] Revert "a2⇒2"
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:11 2025 +0000
  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
  delete mode 100644 a2.txt
 Attempting automerge of 3-2...success.
@@ -10118,7 +11003,7 @@
 Autofilling 3-2 (first way)...success.
 Autofilling 3-2 (second way)...success.
 The two ways of autofilling 3-2 agree.
-Recording autofilled block MergeState('dropped', tip1='dropped', tip2='65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6', goal='drop')[0:4,0:3].
+Recording autofilled block MergeState('dropped', tip1='dropped', tip2='fa4a895a25e05bc236e334bc24819a5f2571772e', goal='drop')[0:4,0:3].
 Merge is complete!
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge-drop.html
        0  3
@@ -10127,7 +11012,7 @@
        *??.
    2 - *...
        |
-     65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6
+     fa4a895a25e05bc236e334bc24819a5f2571772e
 
        0  3
        |  |
@@ -10135,7 +11020,7 @@
        *??|
    2 - *--+
        |
-     65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6
+     fa4a895a25e05bc236e334bc24819a5f2571772e
 
 Key:
   |,-,+ = rectangles forming current merge frontier
@@ -10149,7 +11034,7 @@
 + check_tree dropped 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
 + local refname=dropped
 + local expected_tree=3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
-+ git rev-parse dropped^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'dropped^{tree}'
 + test 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b = 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
 + git checkout -b reverted master
 Switched to a new branch 'reverted'
@@ -10172,12 +11057,12 @@
 Turn off this advice by setting config variable advice.detachedHead to false
 
 HEAD is now at 34bdde3 a3⇒3
-[detached HEAD c69b4ed] Revert "a3⇒3"
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+[detached HEAD c0d5054] Revert "a3⇒3"
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:14 2025 +0000
  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
  delete mode 100644 a3.txt
-[detached HEAD 65710b9] Revert "a2⇒2"
- Date: Fri Apr 3 01:02:20 2026 +0000
+[detached HEAD 121820b] Revert "a2⇒2"
+ Date: Fri Feb 28 18:55:14 2025 +0000
  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
  delete mode 100644 a2.txt
 Attempting automerge of 3-2...success.
@@ -10187,7 +11072,7 @@
 Autofilling 3-2 (first way)...success.
 Autofilling 3-2 (second way)...success.
 The two ways of autofilling 3-2 agree.
-Recording autofilled block MergeState('reverted', tip1='reverted', tip2='65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6', goal='revert')[0:4,0:3].
+Recording autofilled block MergeState('reverted', tip1='reverted', tip2='121820b1e2ad28c5f750756c45ace79eb407b5b1', goal='revert')[0:4,0:3].
 Merge is complete!
 + git-imerge diagram --commits --frontier --html=imerge-revert.html
        0  3
@@ -10196,7 +11081,7 @@
        *??.
    2 - *...
        |
-     65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6
+     121820b1e2ad28c5f750756c45ace79eb407b5b1
 
        0  3
        |  |
@@ -10204,7 +11089,7 @@
        *??|
    2 - *--+
        |
-     65710b971fcbea7b42dca98e723df973cb1398b6
+     121820b1e2ad28c5f750756c45ace79eb407b5b1
 
 Key:
   |,-,+ = rectangles forming current merge frontier
@@ -10218,10 +11103,10 @@
 + check_tree reverted 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
 + local refname=reverted
 + local expected_tree=3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
-+ git rev-parse reverted^{tree}
+++ git rev-parse 'reverted^{tree}'
 + test 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b = 3b92d9e80adb5b542a651863e6853ff5de9e496b
-  py313: OK (130.25=setup[4.37]+cmd[14.67,86.68,12.07,2.15,9.41,0.89] seconds)
-  congratulations :) (130.35 seconds)
+  py313: OK (626.70=setup[22.48]+cmd[28.89,418.74,65.42,25.56,58.24,7.36] seconds)
+  congratulations :) (627.01 seconds)
    create-stamp debian/debhelper-build-stamp
    dh_testroot -O--buildsystem=pybuild
    dh_prep -O--buildsystem=pybuild
@@ -10286,12 +11171,14 @@
 dpkg-buildpackage: info: binary-only upload (no source included)
 dpkg-genchanges: info: not including original source code in upload
 I: copying local configuration
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/B01_cleanup starting
+I: user script /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967/tmp/hooks/B01_cleanup finished
 I: unmounting dev/ptmx filesystem
 I: unmounting dev/pts filesystem
 I: unmounting dev/shm filesystem
 I: unmounting proc filesystem
 I: unmounting sys filesystem
 I: cleaning the build env 
-I: removing directory /srv/workspace/pbuilder/166474 and its subdirectories
-I: Current time: Thu Apr  2 13:02:25 -12 2026
-I: pbuilder-time-stamp: 1775178145
+I: removing directory /srv/workspace/pbuilder/3923967 and its subdirectories
+I: Current time: Sat Mar  1 08:55:41 +14 2025
+I: pbuilder-time-stamp: 1740768941