+# The next test will test the following:
+#
+# working index HEAD target working index HEAD
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+# file1: C C C D --keep D D D
+# file2: C C D D --keep C D D
+test_expect_success 'reset --keep keeps changes it does not touch' '
+ git reset --hard second &&
+ echo "line 4" >> file2 &&
+ git add file2 &&
+ git reset --keep HEAD^ &&
+ grep 4 file2 &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse initial)" &&
+ test -z "$(git diff --cached)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset --keep keeps changes when switching back' '
+ git reset --keep second &&
+ grep 4 file2 &&
+ grep 4 file1 &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse second)" &&
+ test -z "$(git diff --cached)"
+'
+