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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='subcommand auto-correction test
+
+Test autocorrection for subcommands with different
+help.autocorrect mode.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' "
+	echo '^error: unknown subcommand: ' >grep_unknown
+"
+
+test_expect_success 'default is not to autocorrect' '
+	test_must_fail git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+	head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+'
+
+for mode in false no off 0 show never
+do
+	test_expect_success "'$mode' disables autocorrection" "
+		test_config help.autocorrect $mode &&
+
+		test_must_fail git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+		head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+	"
+done
+
+for mode in -39 immediate 1
+do
+	test_expect_success "autocorrect immediately with '$mode'" - <<-EOT
+		test_config help.autocorrect $mode &&
+
+		git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+		test_grep "you meant 'list'\.$" actual
+	EOT
+done
+
+test_expect_success 'delay path is executed' - <<-\EOT
+	test_config help.autocorrect 2 &&
+
+	git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+	test_grep '^Continuing in 0.2 seconds, ' actual
+EOT
+
+test_expect_success 'deny if too dissimilar' - <<-\EOT
+	test_must_fail git remote rensnr 2>actual &&
+	head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+EOT
+
+test_done