--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test auto-generated merge messages'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+check_oneline() {
+ echo "$1" | sed "s/Q/'/g" >expect &&
+ git log -1 --pretty=tformat:%s >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'merge local branch' '
+ test_commit master-1 &&
+ git checkout -b local-branch &&
+ test_commit branch-1 &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_commit master-2 &&
+ git merge local-branch &&
+ check_oneline "Merge branch Qlocal-branchQ"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'merge octopus branches' '
+ git checkout -b octopus-a master &&
+ test_commit octopus-1 &&
+ git checkout -b octopus-b master &&
+ test_commit octopus-2 &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ git merge octopus-a octopus-b &&
+ check_oneline "Merge branches Qoctopus-aQ and Qoctopus-bQ"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'merge tag' '
+ git checkout -b tag-branch master &&
+ test_commit tag-1 &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_commit master-3 &&
+ git merge tag-1 &&
+ check_oneline "Merge commit Qtag-1Q"
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'ambiguous tag' '
+ git checkout -b ambiguous master &&
+ test_commit ambiguous &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_commit master-4 &&
+ git merge ambiguous &&
+ check_oneline "Merge commit QambiguousQ"
+'
+
+test_done