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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cloning a repository with detached HEAD'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+head_is_detached() {
+	git --git-dir=$1/.git rev-parse --verify HEAD &&
+	test_must_fail git --git-dir=$1/.git symbolic-ref HEAD
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	echo one >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m one &&
+	echo two >file &&
+	git commit -a -m two &&
+	git tag two &&
+	echo three >file &&
+	git commit -a -m three
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to branch)' '
+	git checkout master^0 &&
+	git clone "file://$PWD" detached-branch
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+	echo three >expect &&
+	git --git-dir=detached-branch/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_failure 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+	head_is_detached detached-branch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to tag)' '
+	git checkout two^0 &&
+	git clone "file://$PWD" detached-tag
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+	echo two >expect &&
+	git --git-dir=detached-tag/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+	head_is_detached detached-tag
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to history)' '
+	git checkout two^ &&
+	git clone "file://$PWD" detached-history
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+	echo one >expect &&
+	git --git-dir=detached-history/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+	head_is_detached detached-history
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (orphan detached HEAD)' '
+	git checkout master^0 &&
+	echo four >file &&
+	git commit -a -m four &&
+	git clone "file://$PWD" detached-orphan
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+	echo four >expect &&
+	git --git-dir=detached-orphan/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+	head_is_detached detached-orphan
+'
+
+test_done