@@ -156,6 +156,33 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout of branch from a single remote succeeds #2' '
test_branch_upstream baz repo_b baz
'
+test_expect_success 'checkout of branch from a single remote succeeds with --' '
+ git checkout -B master &&
+ test_might_fail git branch -D baz &&
+
+ git checkout baz -- &&
+ status_uno_is_clean &&
+ test_branch baz &&
+ test_cmp_rev remotes/other_b/baz HEAD &&
+ test_branch_upstream baz repo_b baz
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'dont DWIM with pathspec #1' '
+ git checkout -B master &&
+ test_might_fail git branch -D baz &&
+
+ test_must_fail git checkout baz nonExistingFile 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "did not match any file(s) known to git" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'dont DWIM with pathspec #2' '
+ git checkout -B master &&
+ test_might_fail git branch -D baz &&
+
+ test_must_fail git checkout baz -- nonExistingFile 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: invalid reference: baz" err
+'
+
test_expect_success '--no-guess suppresses branch auto-vivification' '
git checkout -B master &&
status_uno_is_clean &&