thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 954f259..03904ff 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Ramsay Jones
 Robert G. Jakabosky
 Romain Geissler
 Romain Muller
+Russell Belfer
 Sakari Jokinen
 Sam
 Sarath Lakshman
diff --git a/include/git2/attr.h b/include/git2/attr.h
index 81d1e51..dfa1d27 100644
--- a/include/git2/attr.h
+++ b/include/git2/attr.h
@@ -19,42 +19,186 @@
  */
 GIT_BEGIN_DECL
 
+/**
+ * GIT_ATTR_TRUE checks if an attribute is set on.  In core git
+ * parlance, this the value for "Set" attributes.
+ *
+ * For example, if the attribute file contains:
+ *
+ *    *.c foo
+ *
+ * Then for file `xyz.c` looking up attribute "foo" gives a value for
+ * which `GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value)` is true.
+ */
 #define GIT_ATTR_TRUE(attr)		((attr) == git_attr__true)
+
+/**
+ * GIT_ATTR_FALSE checks if an attribute is set off.  In core git
+ * parlance, this is the value for attributes that are "Unset" (not to
+ * be confused with values that a "Unspecified").
+ *
+ * For example, if the attribute file contains:
+ *
+ *    *.h -foo
+ *
+ * Then for file `zyx.h` looking up attribute "foo" gives a value for
+ * which `GIT_ATTR_FALSE(value)` is true.
+ */
 #define GIT_ATTR_FALSE(attr)	((attr) == git_attr__false)
-#define GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(attr)	((attr) == NULL)
+
+/**
+ * GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED checks if an attribute is unspecified.  This
+ * may be due to the attribute not being mentioned at all or because
+ * the attribute was explicitly set unspecified via the `!` operator.
+ *
+ * For example, if the attribute file contains:
+ *
+ *    *.c foo
+ *    *.h -foo
+ *    onefile.c !foo
+ *
+ * Then for `onefile.c` looking up attribute "foo" yields a value with
+ * `GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(value)` of true.  Also, looking up "foo" on
+ * file `onefile.rb` or looking up "bar" on any file will all give
+ * `GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(value)` of true.
+ */
+#define GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(attr)	(!(attr) || (attr) == git_attr__unset)
+
+/**
+ * GIT_ATTR_SET_TO_VALUE checks if an attribute is set to a value (as
+ * opposied to TRUE, FALSE or UNSPECIFIED).  This would be the case if
+ * for a file with something like:
+ *
+ *    *.txt eol=lf
+ *
+ * Given this, looking up "eol" for `onefile.txt` will give back the
+ * string "lf" and `GIT_ATTR_SET_TO_VALUE(attr)` will return true.
+ */
+#define GIT_ATTR_SET_TO_VALUE(attr) \
+	((attr) && (attr) != git_attr__unset && \
+	 (attr) != git_attr__true && (attr) != git_attr__false)
 
 GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_attr__true;
 GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_attr__false;
+GIT_EXTERN(const char *) git_attr__unset;
 
+/**
+ * Check attribute flags: Reading values from index and working directory.
+ *
+ * When checking attributes, it is possible to check attribute files
+ * in both the working directory (if there is one) and the index (if
+ * there is one).  You can explicitly choose where to check and in
+ * which order using the following flags.
+ *
+ * Core git usually checks the working directory then the index,
+ * except during a checkout when it checks the index first.  It will
+ * use index only for creating archives or for a bare repo (if an
+ * index has been specified for the bare repo).
+ */
+#define GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX	0
+#define GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE	1
+#define GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_ONLY		2
 
 /**
- * Lookup attribute for path returning string caller must free
+ * Check attribute flags: Using the system attributes file.
+ *
+ * Normally, attribute checks include looking in the /etc (or system
+ * equivalent) directory for a `gitattributes` file.  Passing this
+ * flag will cause attribute checks to ignore that file.
+ */
+#define GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM		(1 << 2)
+
+/**
+ * Look up the value of one git attribute for path.
+ *
+ * @param repo The repository containing the path.
+ * @param flags A combination of GIT_ATTR_CHECK... flags.
+ * @param path The path to check for attributes.  Relative paths are
+ *             interpreted relative to the repo root.  The file does
+ *             not have to exist, but if it does not, then it will be
+ *             treated as a plain file (not a directory).
+ * @param name The name of the attribute to look up.
+ * @param value Output of the value of the attribute.  Use the GIT_ATTR_...
+ *             macros to test for TRUE, FALSE, UNSPECIFIED, etc. or just
+ *             use the string value for attributes set to a value.  You
+ *             should NOT modify or free this value.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_attr_get(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *path, const char *name,
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *path,
+	const char *name,
 	const char **value);
 
 /**
- * Lookup list of attributes for path, populating array of strings
+ * Look up a list of git attributes for path.
+ *
+ * Use this if you have a known list of attributes that you want to
+ * look up in a single call.  This is somewhat more efficient than
+ * calling `git_attr_get()` multiple times.
+ *
+ * For example, you might write:
+ *
+ *     const char *attrs[] = { "crlf", "diff", "foo" };
+ *     const char **values[3];
+ *     git_attr_get_many(repo, 0, "my/fun/file.c", 3, attrs, values);
+ *
+ * Then you could loop through the 3 values to get the settings for
+ * the three attributes you asked about.
+ *
+ * @param repo The repository containing the path.
+ * @param flags A combination of GIT_ATTR_CHECK... flags.
+ * @param path The path inside the repo to check attributes.  This
+ *             does not have to exist, but if it does not, then
+ *             it will be treated as a plain file (i.e. not a directory).
+ * @param num_attr The number of attributes being looked up
+ * @param names An array of num_attr strings containing attribute names.
+ * @param values An array of num_attr entries that will have string
+ *             pointers written into it for the values of the attributes.
+ *             You should not modify or free the values that are written
+ *             into this array (although of course, you should free the
+ *             array itself if you allocated it).
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_attr_get_many(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *path,
-    size_t num_attr, const char **names,
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *path,
+    size_t num_attr,
+	const char **names,
 	const char **values);
 
 /**
- * Perform an operation on each attribute of a path.
+ * Loop over all the git attributes for a path.
+ *
+ * @param repo The repository containing the path.
+ * @param flags A combination of GIT_ATTR_CHECK... flags.
+ * @param path The path inside the repo to check attributes.  This
+ *             does not have to exist, but if it does not, then
+ *             it will be treated as a plain file (i.e. not a directory).
+ * @param callback The function that will be invoked on each attribute
+ *             and attribute value.  The name parameter will be the name
+ *             of the attribute and the value will be the value it is
+ *             set to, including possibly NULL if the attribute is
+ *             explicitly set to UNSPECIFIED using the ! sign.  This
+ *             will be invoked only once per attribute name, even if
+ *             there are multiple rules for a given file.  The highest
+ *             priority rule will be used.
+ * @param payload Passed on as extra parameter to callback function.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_attr_foreach(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *path,
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *path,
 	int (*callback)(const char *name, const char *value, void *payload),
 	void *payload);
 
 /**
  * Flush the gitattributes cache.
  *
- * Call this if you have reason to believe that the attributes files
- * on disk no longer match the cached contents of memory.
+ * Call this if you have reason to believe that the attributes files on
+ * disk no longer match the cached contents of memory.  This will cause
+ * the attributes files to be reloaded the next time that an attribute
+ * access function is called.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(void) git_attr_cache_flush(
 	git_repository *repo);
@@ -62,7 +206,7 @@ GIT_EXTERN(void) git_attr_cache_flush(
 /**
  * Add a macro definition.
  *
- * Macros will automatically be loaded from the top level .gitattributes
+ * Macros will automatically be loaded from the top level `.gitattributes`
  * file of the repository (plus the build-in "binary" macro).  This
  * function allows you to add others.  For example, to add the default
  * macro, you would call:
diff --git a/src/attr.c b/src/attr.c
index 120d127..56d04d3 100644
--- a/src/attr.c
+++ b/src/attr.c
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
 GIT__USE_STRMAP;
 
 static int collect_attr_files(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_vector *files);
+	git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *path,
+	git_vector *files);
 
 
 int git_attr_get(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *pathname,
-	const char *name, const char **value)
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *pathname,
+	const char *name,
+	const char **value)
 {
 	int error;
 	git_attr_path path;
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ int git_attr_get(
 	if (git_attr_path__init(&path, pathname, git_repository_workdir(repo)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, pathname, &files)) < 0)
+	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, flags, pathname, &files)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	attr.name = name;
@@ -58,8 +64,12 @@ typedef struct {
 } attr_get_many_info;
 
 int git_attr_get_many(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *pathname,
-    size_t num_attr, const char **names, const char **values)
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *pathname,
+    size_t num_attr,
+	const char **names,
+	const char **values)
 {
 	int error;
 	git_attr_path path;
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ int git_attr_get_many(
 	if (git_attr_path__init(&path, pathname, git_repository_workdir(repo)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, pathname, &files)) < 0)
+	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, flags, pathname, &files)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	info = git__calloc(num_attr, sizeof(attr_get_many_info));
@@ -119,7 +129,9 @@ cleanup:
 
 
 int git_attr_foreach(
-    git_repository *repo, const char *pathname,
+    git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *pathname,
 	int (*callback)(const char *name, const char *value, void *payload),
 	void *payload)
 {
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ int git_attr_foreach(
 	if (git_attr_path__init(&path, pathname, git_repository_workdir(repo)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, pathname, &files)) < 0)
+	if ((error = collect_attr_files(repo, flags, pathname, &files)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	seen = git_strmap_alloc();
@@ -203,113 +215,230 @@ int git_attr_add_macro(
 	return error;
 }
 
-bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(git_repository *repo, const char *path)
+bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
+	git_repository *repo, git_attr_file_source source, const char *path)
 {
-	const char *cache_key = path;
+	git_buf cache_key = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_strmap *files = git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->files;
+	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
+	bool rval;
+
+	if (workdir && git__prefixcmp(path, workdir) == 0)
+		path += strlen(workdir);
+	if (git_buf_printf(&cache_key, "%d#%s", (int)source, path) < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	rval = git_strmap_exists(files, git_buf_cstr(&cache_key));
+
+	git_buf_free(&cache_key);
+
+	return rval;
+}
+
+static int load_attr_file(const char *filename, const char **data)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, filename);
+	*data = error ? NULL : git_buf_detach(&content);
+
+	return error;
+}
 
-	if (repo && git__prefixcmp(cache_key, git_repository_workdir(repo)) == 0)
-		cache_key += strlen(git_repository_workdir(repo));
+static int load_attr_blob_from_index(
+	git_repository *repo, const char *filename, git_blob **blob)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_index *index;
+	git_index_entry *entry;
+
+	if ((error = git_repository_index__weakptr(&index, repo)) < 0 ||
+		(error = git_index_find(index, filename)) < 0)
+		return error;
 
-	return git_strmap_exists(files, cache_key);
+	entry = git_index_get(index, error);
+
+	return git_blob_lookup(blob, repo, &entry->oid);
 }
 
-int git_attr_cache__lookup_or_create_file(
+int git_attr_cache__internal_file(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *key,
 	const char *filename,
-	int (*loader)(git_repository *, const char *, git_attr_file *),
-	git_attr_file **file_ptr)
+	git_attr_file **file)
 {
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
-	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
-	khiter_t pos;
-
-	pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, key);
-	if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, pos)) {
-		*file_ptr = git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, pos);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	khiter_t cache_pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, filename);
 
-	if (loader && git_path_exists(filename) == false) {
-		*file_ptr = NULL;
+	if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, cache_pos)) {
+		*file = git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, cache_pos);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (git_attr_file__new(&file, &cache->pool) < 0)
+	if (git_attr_file__new(file, 0, filename, &cache->pool) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (loader)
-		error = loader(repo, filename, file);
-	else
-		error = git_attr_file__set_path(repo, key, file);
-
-	if (!error) {
-		git_strmap_insert(cache->files, file->path, file, error);
-		if (error > 0)
-			error = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (error < 0) {
-		git_attr_file__free(file);
-		file = NULL;
-	}
+	git_strmap_insert(cache->files, (*file)->key + 2, *file, error);
+	if (error > 0)
+		error = 0;
 
-	*file_ptr = file;
 	return error;
 }
 
-/* add git_attr_file to vector of files, loading if needed */
 int git_attr_cache__push_file(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	git_vector     *stack,
-	const char     *base,
-	const char     *filename,
-	int (*loader)(git_repository *, const char *, git_attr_file *))
+	const char *base,
+	const char *filename,
+	git_attr_file_source source,
+	git_attr_file_parser parse,
+	git_vector *stack)
 {
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
+	const char *relfile, *content = NULL;
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
 	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
-	const char *cache_key;
+	git_blob *blob = NULL;
 
-	if (base != NULL) {
+	assert(filename && stack);
+
+	/* join base and path as needed */
+	if (base != NULL && git_path_root(filename) < 0) {
 		if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, base, filename) < 0)
 			return -1;
 		filename = path.ptr;
 	}
 
-	/* either get attr_file from cache or read from disk */
-	cache_key = filename;
-	if (repo && git__prefixcmp(cache_key, git_repository_workdir(repo)) == 0)
-		cache_key += strlen(git_repository_workdir(repo));
+	relfile = filename;
+	if (workdir && git__prefixcmp(relfile, workdir) == 0)
+		relfile += strlen(workdir);
+
+	/* check cache */
+	if (cache && cache->files) {
+		git_buf  cache_key = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		khiter_t cache_pos;
+
+		if (git_buf_printf(&cache_key, "%d#%s", (int)source, relfile) < 0)
+			return -1;
+
+		cache_pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, cache_key.ptr);
+
+		git_buf_free(&cache_key);
+
+		if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, cache_pos)) {
+			file = git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, cache_pos);
+			goto finish;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* if not in cache, load data, parse, and cache */
+	if (git_attr_file__new(&file, source, relfile, &cache->pool) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (source == GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE)
+		error = load_attr_file(filename, &content);
+	else
+		error = load_attr_blob_from_index(repo, relfile, &blob);
+
+	if (error) {
+		/* not finding a file is not an error for this function */
+		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+			giterr_clear();
+			error = 0;
+		}
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	if (blob)
+		content = git_blob_rawcontent(blob);
+
+	if (parse && (error = parse(repo, content, file)) < 0)
+		goto finish;
 
-	error = git_attr_cache__lookup_or_create_file(
-		repo, cache_key, filename, loader, &file);
+	git_strmap_insert(cache->files, file->key, file, error);
+	if (error > 0)
+		error = 0;
 
+finish:
+	/* push file onto vector if we found one*/
 	if (!error && file != NULL)
 		error = git_vector_insert(stack, file);
 
+	if (error != 0)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+
+	if (blob)
+		git_blob_free(blob);
+	else
+		git__free((void *)content);
+
 	git_buf_free(&path);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
-#define push_attrs(R,S,B,F) \
-	git_attr_cache__push_file((R),(S),(B),(F),git_attr_file__from_file)
+#define push_attr_file(R,S,B,F) \
+	git_attr_cache__push_file((R),(B),(F),GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE,git_attr_file__parse_buffer,(S))
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_repository *repo;
+	uint32_t flags;
+	const char *workdir;
+	git_index *index;
 	git_vector *files;
 } attr_walk_up_info;
 
+int git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
+	uint32_t flags, bool has_wd, bool has_index, git_attr_file_source *srcs)
+{
+	int count = 0;
+
+	switch (flags & 0x03) {
+	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX:
+		if (has_wd)
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE;
+		if (has_index)
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+		break;
+	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE:
+		if (has_index)
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+		if (has_wd)
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE;
+		break;
+	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_ONLY:
+		if (has_index)
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static int push_one_attr(void *ref, git_buf *path)
 {
+	int error = 0, n_src, i;
 	attr_walk_up_info *info = (attr_walk_up_info *)ref;
-	return push_attrs(info->repo, info->files, path->ptr, GIT_ATTR_FILE);
+	git_attr_file_source src[2];
+
+	n_src = git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
+		info->flags, info->workdir != NULL, info->index != NULL, src);
+
+	for (i = 0; !error && i < n_src; ++i)
+		error = git_attr_cache__push_file(
+			info->repo, path->ptr, GIT_ATTR_FILE, src[i],
+			git_attr_file__parse_buffer, info->files);
+
+	return error;
 }
 
 static int collect_attr_files(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_vector *files)
+	git_repository *repo,
+	uint32_t flags,
+	const char *path,
+	git_vector *files)
 {
 	int error;
 	git_buf dir = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -320,7 +449,11 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 		git_vector_init(files, 4, NULL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	error = git_path_find_dir(&dir, path, workdir);
+	/* given a unrooted path in a non-bare repo, resolve it */
+	if (workdir && git_path_root(path) < 0)
+		error = git_path_find_dir(&dir, path, workdir);
+	else
+		error = git_buf_sets(&dir, path);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -331,29 +464,36 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 	 * - $GIT_PREFIX/etc/gitattributes
 	 */
 
-	error = push_attrs(
+	error = push_attr_file(
 		repo, files, git_repository_path(repo), GIT_ATTR_FILE_INREPO);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	info.repo = repo;
+	info.repo  = repo;
+	info.flags = flags;
+	info.workdir = workdir;
+	if (git_repository_index__weakptr(&info.index, repo) < 0)
+		giterr_clear(); /* no error even if there is no index */
 	info.files = files;
+
 	error = git_path_walk_up(&dir, workdir, push_one_attr, &info);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	if (git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_attr_file != NULL) {
-		error = push_attrs(
+		error = push_attr_file(
 			repo, files, NULL, git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_attr_file);
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	error = git_futils_find_system_file(&dir, GIT_ATTR_FILE_SYSTEM);
-	if (!error)
-		error = push_attrs(repo, files, NULL, dir.ptr);
-	else if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
-		error = 0;
+	if ((flags & GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM) == 0) {
+		error = git_futils_find_system_file(&dir, GIT_ATTR_FILE_SYSTEM);
+		if (!error)
+			error = push_attr_file(repo, files, NULL, dir.ptr);
+		else if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+			error = 0;
+	}
 
  cleanup:
 	if (error < 0)
diff --git a/src/attr.h b/src/attr.h
index 43caf1b..a35b116 100644
--- a/src/attr.h
+++ b/src/attr.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ typedef struct {
 	const char *cfg_excl_file; /* cached value of core.excludesfile */
 } git_attr_cache;
 
+typedef int (*git_attr_file_parser)(
+	git_repository *, const char *, git_attr_file *);
+
 extern int git_attr_cache__init(git_repository *repo);
 
 extern int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(
@@ -30,21 +33,24 @@ extern int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(
 extern git_attr_rule *git_attr_cache__lookup_macro(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *name);
 
-extern int git_attr_cache__lookup_or_create_file(
+extern int git_attr_cache__push_file(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *key,
+	const char *base,
 	const char *filename,
-	int (*loader)(git_repository *, const char *, git_attr_file *),
-	git_attr_file **file_ptr);
+	git_attr_file_source source,
+	git_attr_file_parser parse,
+	git_vector *stack);
 
-extern int git_attr_cache__push_file(
+extern int git_attr_cache__internal_file(
 	git_repository *repo,
-	git_vector     *stack,
-	const char     *base,
-	const char     *filename,
-	int (*loader)(git_repository *, const char *, git_attr_file *));
+	const char *key,
+	git_attr_file **file_ptr);
 
 /* returns true if path is in cache */
-extern bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(git_repository *repo, const char *path);
+extern bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
+	git_repository *repo, git_attr_file_source source, const char *path);
+
+extern int git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
+	uint32_t flags, bool has_wd, bool has_index, git_attr_file_source *srcs);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/attr_file.c b/src/attr_file.c
index 25c21b1..ab320a6 100644
--- a/src/attr_file.c
+++ b/src/attr_file.c
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "filebuf.h"
+#include "git2/blob.h"
+#include "git2/tree.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 const char *git_attr__true  = "[internal]__TRUE__";
 const char *git_attr__false = "[internal]__FALSE__";
+const char *git_attr__unset = "[internal]__UNSET__";
 
 static int sort_by_hash_and_name(const void *a_raw, const void *b_raw);
 static void git_attr_rule__clear(git_attr_rule *rule);
 
-int git_attr_file__new(git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, git_pool *pool)
+int git_attr_file__new(
+	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr,
+	git_attr_file_source from,
+	const char *path,
+	git_pool *pool)
 {
 	git_attr_file *attrs = NULL;
 
@@ -25,6 +32,18 @@ int git_attr_file__new(git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, git_pool *pool)
 		attrs->pool_is_allocated = true;
 	}
 
+	if (path) {
+		size_t len = strlen(path);
+
+		attrs->key = git_pool_malloc(attrs->pool, len + 3);
+		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(attrs->key);
+
+		attrs->key[0] = '0' + from;
+		attrs->key[1] = '#';
+		memcpy(&attrs->key[2], path, len);
+		attrs->key[len + 2] = '\0';
+	}
+
 	if (git_vector_init(&attrs->rules, 4, NULL) < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -37,31 +56,7 @@ fail:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int git_attr_file__set_path(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_attr_file *file)
-{
-	if (file->path != NULL) {
-		git__free(file->path);
-		file->path = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (repo == NULL)
-		file->path = git__strdup(path);
-	else {
-		const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
-
-		if (workdir && git__prefixcmp(path, workdir) == 0)
-			file->path = git__strdup(path + strlen(workdir));
-		else
-			file->path = git__strdup(path);
-	}
-
-	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(file->path);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int git_attr_file__from_buffer(
+int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *buffer, git_attr_file *attrs)
 {
 	int error = 0;
@@ -73,10 +68,10 @@ int git_attr_file__from_buffer(
 
 	scan = buffer;
 
-	if (attrs->path && git__suffixcmp(attrs->path, GIT_ATTR_FILE) == 0) {
-		context = git__strndup(attrs->path,
-			strlen(attrs->path) - strlen(GIT_ATTR_FILE));
-		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(context);
+	/* if subdir file path, convert context for file paths */
+	if (attrs->key && git__suffixcmp(attrs->key, "/" GIT_ATTR_FILE) == 0) {
+		context = attrs->key + 2;
+		context[strlen(context) - strlen(GIT_ATTR_FILE)] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	while (!error && *scan) {
@@ -112,28 +107,34 @@ int git_attr_file__from_buffer(
 	}
 
 	git_attr_rule__free(rule);
-	git__free(context);
+
+	/* restore file path used for context */
+	if (context)
+		context[strlen(context)] = '.'; /* first char of GIT_ATTR_FILE */
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_attr_file__from_file(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_attr_file *file)
+int git_attr_file__new_and_load(
+	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr,
+	const char *path)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_buf fbuf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
-	assert(path && file);
+	if ((error = git_attr_file__new(attrs_ptr, 0, path, NULL)) < 0)
+		return error;
 
-	if (file->path == NULL && git_attr_file__set_path(repo, path, file) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (git_futils_readbuffer(&fbuf, path) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	if (!(error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, path)))
+		error = git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
+			NULL, git_buf_cstr(&content), *attrs_ptr);
 
-	error = git_attr_file__from_buffer(repo, fbuf.ptr, file);
+	git_buf_free(&content);
 
-	git_buf_free(&fbuf);
+	if (error) {
+		git_attr_file__free(*attrs_ptr);
+		*attrs_ptr = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -151,9 +152,6 @@ void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file)
 
 	git_vector_free(&file->rules);
 
-	git__free(file->path);
-	file->path = NULL;
-
 	if (file->pool_is_allocated) {
 		git_pool_clear(file->pool);
 		git__free(file->pool);
@@ -504,7 +502,7 @@ int git_attr_assignment__parse(
 			assign->value = git_attr__false;
 			scan++;
 		} else if (*scan == '!') {
-			assign->value = NULL; /* explicit unspecified state */
+			assign->value = git_attr__unset; /* explicit unspecified state */
 			scan++;
 		} else if (*scan == '#') /* comment rest of line */
 			break;
diff --git a/src/attr_file.h b/src/attr_file.h
index 10851bc..ec488c4 100644
--- a/src/attr_file.h
+++ b/src/attr_file.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } git_attr_assignment;
 
 typedef struct {
-	char *path;				/* cache the path this was loaded from */
+	char *key;				/* cache "source#path" this was loaded from */
 	git_vector rules;		/* vector of <rule*> or <fnmatch*> */
 	git_pool *pool;
 	bool pool_is_allocated;
@@ -61,20 +61,25 @@ typedef struct {
 	int         is_dir;
 } git_attr_path;
 
+typedef enum {
+	GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE = 0,
+	GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX = 1
+} git_attr_file_source;
+
 /*
  * git_attr_file API
  */
 
-extern int git_attr_file__new(git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, git_pool *pool);
+extern int git_attr_file__new(
+	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, git_attr_file_source src, const char *path, git_pool *pool);
+
+extern int git_attr_file__new_and_load(
+	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, const char *path);
+
 extern void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file);
 
-extern int git_attr_file__from_buffer(
+extern int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
 	git_repository *repo, const char *buf, git_attr_file *file);
-extern int git_attr_file__from_file(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_attr_file *file);
-
-extern int git_attr_file__set_path(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_attr_file *file);
 
 extern int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
 	git_attr_file *file,
diff --git a/src/crlf.c b/src/crlf.c
index b495d2d..5d09a1f 100644
--- a/src/crlf.c
+++ b/src/crlf.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ static int crlf_load_attributes(struct crlf_attrs *ca, git_repository *repo, con
 	const char *attr_vals[NUM_CONV_ATTRS];
 	int error;
 
-	error = git_attr_get_many(repo, path, NUM_CONV_ATTRS, attr_names, attr_vals);
+	error = git_attr_get_many(
+		repo, 0, path, NUM_CONV_ATTRS, attr_names, attr_vals);
 
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
 		ca->crlf_action = GIT_CRLF_GUESS;
diff --git a/src/diff_output.c b/src/diff_output.c
index ca28fd0..c380db9 100644
--- a/src/diff_output.c
+++ b/src/diff_output.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int diff_output_cb(void *priv, mmbuffer_t *bufs, int len)
 static int update_file_is_binary_by_attr(git_repository *repo, git_diff_file *file)
 {
 	const char *value;
-	if (git_attr_get(repo, file->path, "diff", &value) < 0)
+	if (git_attr_get(repo, 0, file->path, "diff", &value) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (GIT_ATTR_FALSE(value))
diff --git a/src/ignore.c b/src/ignore.c
index 20b96c6..6f70b97 100644
--- a/src/ignore.c
+++ b/src/ignore.c
@@ -5,29 +5,22 @@
 #define GIT_IGNORE_FILE_INREPO	"info/exclude"
 #define GIT_IGNORE_FILE			".gitignore"
 
-static int load_ignore_file(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_attr_file *ignores)
+static int parse_ignore_file(
+	git_repository *repo, const char *buffer, git_attr_file *ignores)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_buf fbuf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_attr_fnmatch *match = NULL;
 	const char *scan = NULL;
 	char *context = NULL;
 
-	if (ignores->path == NULL) {
-		if (git_attr_file__set_path(repo, path, ignores) < 0)
-			return -1;
-	}
+	GIT_UNUSED(repo);
 
-	if (git__suffixcmp(ignores->path, GIT_IGNORE_FILE) == 0) {
-		context = git__strndup(ignores->path,
-			strlen(ignores->path) - strlen(GIT_IGNORE_FILE));
-		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(context);
+	if (ignores->key && git__suffixcmp(ignores->key, "/" GIT_IGNORE_FILE) == 0) {
+		context = ignores->key + 2;
+		context[strlen(context) - strlen(GIT_IGNORE_FILE)] = '\0';
 	}
 
-	error = git_futils_readbuffer(&fbuf, path);
-
-	scan = fbuf.ptr;
+	scan = buffer;
 
 	while (!error && *scan) {
 		if (!match) {
@@ -54,23 +47,27 @@ static int load_ignore_file(
 		}
 	}
 
-	git_buf_free(&fbuf);
 	git__free(match);
-	git__free(context);
+	/* restore file path used for context */
+	if (context)
+		context[strlen(context)] = '.'; /* first char of GIT_IGNORE_FILE */
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-#define push_ignore(R,S,B,F) \
-	git_attr_cache__push_file((R),(S),(B),(F),load_ignore_file)
+#define push_ignore_file(R,S,B,F) \
+	git_attr_cache__push_file((R),(B),(F),GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE,parse_ignore_file,(S))
 
 static int push_one_ignore(void *ref, git_buf *path)
 {
 	git_ignores *ign = (git_ignores *)ref;
-	return push_ignore(ign->repo, &ign->ign_path, path->ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
+	return push_ignore_file(ign->repo, &ign->ign_path, path->ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
 }
 
-int git_ignore__for_path(git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_ignores *ignores)
+int git_ignore__for_path(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	const char *path,
+	git_ignores *ignores)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
@@ -86,30 +83,37 @@ int git_ignore__for_path(git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_ignores *ig
 		(error = git_attr_cache__init(repo)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	/* translate path into directory within workdir */
-	if ((error = git_path_find_dir(&ignores->dir, path, workdir)) < 0)
+	/* given a unrooted path in a non-bare repo, resolve it */
+	if (workdir && git_path_root(path) < 0)
+		error = git_path_find_dir(&ignores->dir, path, workdir);
+	else
+		error = git_buf_sets(&ignores->dir, path);
+	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* set up internals */
-	error = git_attr_cache__lookup_or_create_file(
-		repo, GIT_IGNORE_INTERNAL, NULL, NULL, &ignores->ign_internal);
+	error = git_attr_cache__internal_file(
+		repo, GIT_IGNORE_INTERNAL, &ignores->ign_internal);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* load .gitignore up the path */
-	error = git_path_walk_up(&ignores->dir, workdir, push_one_ignore, ignores);
-	if (error < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+	if (workdir != NULL) {
+		error = git_path_walk_up(
+			&ignores->dir, workdir, push_one_ignore, ignores);
+		if (error < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	/* load .git/info/exclude */
-	error = push_ignore(repo, &ignores->ign_global,
+	error = push_ignore_file(repo, &ignores->ign_global,
 		git_repository_path(repo), GIT_IGNORE_FILE_INREPO);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* load core.excludesfile */
 	if (git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_excl_file != NULL)
-		error = push_ignore(repo, &ignores->ign_global, NULL,
+		error = push_ignore_file(repo, &ignores->ign_global, NULL,
 			git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_excl_file);
 
 cleanup:
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ int git_ignore__push_dir(git_ignores *ign, const char *dir)
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(&ign->dir, ign->dir.ptr, dir) < 0)
 		return -1;
 	else
-		return push_ignore(
+		return push_ignore_file(
 			ign->repo, &ign->ign_path, ign->dir.ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ int git_ignore__pop_dir(git_ignores *ign)
 {
 	if (ign->ign_path.length > 0) {
 		git_attr_file *file = git_vector_last(&ign->ign_path);
-		if (git__suffixcmp(ign->dir.ptr, file->path) == 0)
+		if (git__suffixcmp(ign->dir.ptr, file->key + 2) == 0)
 			git_vector_pop(&ign->ign_path);
 		git_buf_rtruncate_at_char(&ign->dir, '/');
 	}
@@ -163,7 +167,8 @@ static bool ignore_lookup_in_rules(
 	return false;
 }
 
-int git_ignore__lookup(git_ignores *ignores, const char *pathname, int *ignored)
+int git_ignore__lookup(
+	git_ignores *ignores, const char *pathname, int *ignored)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	git_attr_file *file;
diff --git a/src/ignore.h b/src/ignore.h
index 49f72bf..809d2ed 100644
--- a/src/ignore.h
+++ b/src/ignore.h
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ typedef struct {
 	git_vector ign_global;
 } git_ignores;
 
-extern int git_ignore__for_path(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_ignores *ign);
+extern int git_ignore__for_path(git_repository *repo, const char *path, git_ignores *ign);
 
 extern int git_ignore__push_dir(git_ignores *ign, const char *dir);
+
 extern int git_ignore__pop_dir(git_ignores *ign);
 
 extern void git_ignore__free(git_ignores *ign);
+
 extern int git_ignore__lookup(git_ignores *ign, const char *path, int *ignored);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 8e8eac4..7189d60 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -292,3 +292,42 @@ size_t git_object__size(git_otype type)
 	return git_objects_table[type].size;
 }
 
+int git_object__resolve_to_type(git_object **obj, git_otype type)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_object *scan, *next;
+
+	if (type == GIT_OBJ_ANY)
+		return 0;
+
+	scan = *obj;
+
+	while (!error && scan && git_object_type(scan) != type) {
+
+		switch (git_object_type(scan)) {
+		case GIT_OBJ_COMMIT:
+		{
+			git_tree *tree = NULL;
+			error = git_commit_tree(&tree, (git_commit *)scan);
+			next = (git_object *)tree;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case GIT_OBJ_TAG:
+			error = git_tag_target(&next, (git_tag *)scan);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE, "Object does not resolve to type");
+			error = -1;
+			next = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		git_object_free(scan);
+		scan = next;
+	}
+
+	*obj = scan;
+	return error;
+}
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index cfabee4..d4de381 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -862,3 +862,23 @@ int git_repository_is_bare(git_repository *repo)
 	assert(repo);
 	return repo->is_bare;
 }
+
+int git_repository_head_tree(git_tree **tree, git_repository *repo)
+{
+	git_oid head_oid;
+	git_object *obj = NULL;
+
+	if (git_reference_name_to_oid(&head_oid, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE) < 0) {
+		/* cannot resolve HEAD - probably brand new repo */
+		giterr_clear();
+		*tree = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, &head_oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0 ||
+		git_object__resolve_to_type(&obj, GIT_OBJ_TREE) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	*tree = (git_tree *)obj;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/repository.h b/src/repository.h
index 1ffac58..91c69a6 100644
--- a/src/repository.h
+++ b/src/repository.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct git_repository {
  * export */
 void git_object__free(void *object);
 
+int git_object__resolve_to_type(git_object **obj, git_otype type);
+
 int git_oid__parse(git_oid *oid, const char **buffer_out, const char *buffer_end, const char *header);
 void git_oid__writebuf(git_buf *buf, const char *header, const git_oid *oid);
 
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ GIT_INLINE(git_attr_cache *) git_repository_attr_cache(git_repository *repo)
 	return &repo->attrcache;
 }
 
+int git_repository_head_tree(git_tree **tree, git_repository *repo);
+
 /*
  * Weak pointers to repository internals.
  *
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index 356cbeb..ff8535c 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -18,41 +18,6 @@
 #include "git2/diff.h"
 #include "diff.h"
 
-static int resolve_head_to_tree(git_tree **tree, git_repository *repo)
-{
-	git_oid head_oid;
-	git_object *obj = NULL;
-
-	if (git_reference_name_to_oid(&head_oid, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE) < 0) {
-		/* cannot resolve HEAD - probably brand new repo */
-		giterr_clear();
-		*tree = NULL;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, &head_oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0)
-		goto fail;
-
-	switch (git_object_type(obj)) {
-	case GIT_OBJ_TREE:
-		*tree = (git_tree *)obj;
-		break;
-	case GIT_OBJ_COMMIT:
-		if (git_commit_tree(tree, (git_commit *)obj) < 0)
-			goto fail;
-		git_object_free(obj);
-		break;
-	default:
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	git_object_free(obj);
-	return -1;
-}
-
 static unsigned int index_delta2status(git_delta_t index_status)
 {
 	unsigned int st = GIT_STATUS_CURRENT;
@@ -120,11 +85,8 @@ int git_status_foreach_ext(
 
 	assert(show <= GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_THEN_WORKDIR);
 
-	switch (resolve_head_to_tree(&head, repo)) {
-	case 0: break;
-	case GIT_ENOTFOUND: return 0;
-	default: return -1;
-	}
+	if ((err = git_repository_head_tree(&head, repo)) < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	memset(&diffopt, 0, sizeof(diffopt));
 	memcpy(&diffopt.pathspec, &opts->pathspec, sizeof(diffopt.pathspec));
@@ -405,7 +367,7 @@ int git_status_file(
 	status_entry_update_from_index(e, index);
 
 	/* Try to find file in HEAD */
-	if ((error = resolve_head_to_tree(&tree, repo)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_repository_head_tree(&tree, repo)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	if (tree != NULL) {
diff --git a/tests-clar/attr/file.c b/tests-clar/attr/file.c
index 4e10102..d197088 100644
--- a/tests-clar/attr/file.c
+++ b/tests-clar/attr/file.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ void test_attr_file__simple_read(void)
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 1);
 
 	rule = get_rule(0);
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ void test_attr_file__match_variants(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 10);
 
 	/* let's do a thorough check of this rule, then just verify
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ void test_attr_file__assign_variants(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 11);
 
 	check_one_assign(file, 0, 0, "pat0", "simple", EXPECT_TRUE, NULL);
@@ -189,9 +189,8 @@ void test_attr_file__check_attr_examples(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
 	rule = get_rule(0);
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ void test_attr_file__check_attr_examples(void)
 	cl_assert(rule->assigns.length == 1);
 	assign = get_assign(rule, 0);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("myAttr", assign->name);
-	cl_assert(assign->value == NULL);
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(assign->value));
 
 	rule = get_rule(2);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("README", rule->match.pattern);
diff --git a/tests-clar/attr/flags.c b/tests-clar/attr/flags.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5081de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/attr/flags.c
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "git2/attr.h"
+
+void test_attr_flags__cleanup(void)
+{
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
+}
+
+void test_attr_flags__bare(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
+	const char *value;
+
+	cl_assert(git_repository_is_bare(repo));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM, "README.md", "diff", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(value));
+}
+
+void test_attr_flags__index_vs_workdir(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr_index");
+	const char *value;
+
+	cl_assert(!git_repository_is_bare(repo));
+
+	/* wd then index */
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"README.md", "bar", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(value));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"README.md", "blargh", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "goop");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"README.txt", "foo", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(value));
+
+	/* index then wd */
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"README.md", "bar", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"README.md", "blargh", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "garble");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"README.txt", "foo", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value));
+}
+
+void test_attr_flags__subdir(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr_index");
+	const char *value;
+
+	/* wd then index */
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"sub/sub/README.md", "bar", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "1234");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "another", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "one");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "again", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "beep", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "10");
+
+	/* index then wd */
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"sub/sub/README.md", "bar", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "1337");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "another", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "one");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "again", &value));
+	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(
+		repo, GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM | GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE,
+		"sub/sub/README.txt", "beep", &value));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "5");
+}
+
diff --git a/tests-clar/attr/lookup.c b/tests-clar/attr/lookup.c
index 81a4a55..b2a6aac 100644
--- a/tests-clar/attr/lookup.c
+++ b/tests-clar/attr/lookup.c
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ void test_attr_lookup__simple(void)
 	git_attr_path path;
 	const char *value = NULL;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 1);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_attr_path__init(&path, "test", NULL));
@@ -130,9 +129,8 @@ void test_attr_lookup__match_variants(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->path);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->key + 2);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 10);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_attr_path__init(&path, "/testing/for/pat0", NULL));
@@ -192,8 +190,7 @@ void test_attr_lookup__assign_variants(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 11);
 
 	run_test_cases(file, cases, 0);
@@ -228,8 +225,7 @@ void test_attr_lookup__check_attr_examples(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_file(NULL, cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
 	run_test_cases(file, cases, 0);
@@ -254,8 +250,10 @@ void test_attr_lookup__from_buffer(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL));
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__from_buffer(NULL, "a* foo\nabc bar\n* baz", file));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, 0, NULL, NULL));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__parse_buffer(NULL, "a* foo\nabc bar\n* baz", file));
+
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
 	run_test_cases(file, cases, 0);
diff --git a/tests-clar/attr/repo.c b/tests-clar/attr/repo.c
index 7423c30..006a490 100644
--- a/tests-clar/attr/repo.c
+++ b/tests-clar/attr/repo.c
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ void test_attr_repo__get_one(void)
 
 	for (scan = test_cases; scan->path != NULL; scan++) {
 		const char *value;
-		cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, scan->path, scan->attr, &value));
+		cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, scan->path, scan->attr, &value));
 		attr_check_expected(scan->expected, scan->expected_str, value);
 	}
 
-	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, ".git/info/attributes"));
-	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, ".gitattributes"));
-	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, "sub/.gitattributes"));
+	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, 0, ".git/info/attributes"));
+	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, 0, ".gitattributes"));
+	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, 0, "sub/.gitattributes"));
 }
 
 void test_attr_repo__get_many(void)
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ void test_attr_repo__get_many(void)
 	const char *names[4] = { "repoattr", "rootattr", "missingattr", "subattr" };
 	const char *values[4];
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "root_test1", 4, names, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "root_test1", 4, names, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[1]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[2]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[3]));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "root_test2", 4, names, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "root_test2", 4, names, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(values[1]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[2]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[3]));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "sub/subdir_test1", 4, names, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "sub/subdir_test1", 4, names, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[1]));
@@ -118,16 +118,17 @@ void test_attr_repo__foreach(void)
 	int count;
 
 	count = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(g_repo, "root_test1", &count_attrs, &count));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(
+		g_repo, 0, "root_test1", &count_attrs, &count));
 	cl_assert(count == 2);
 
 	count = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(g_repo, "sub/subdir_test1",
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(g_repo, 0, "sub/subdir_test1",
 		&count_attrs, &count));
 	cl_assert(count == 4); /* repoattr, rootattr, subattr, negattr */
 
 	count = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(g_repo, "sub/subdir_test2.txt",
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_foreach(g_repo, 0, "sub/subdir_test2.txt",
 		&count_attrs, &count));
 	cl_assert(count == 6); /* repoattr, rootattr, subattr, reposub, negattr, another */
 }
@@ -136,19 +137,19 @@ void test_attr_repo__manpage_example(void)
 {
 	const char *value;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, "sub/abc", "foo", &value));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, "sub/abc", "foo", &value));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(value));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, "sub/abc", "bar", &value));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, "sub/abc", "bar", &value));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(value));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, "sub/abc", "baz", &value));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, "sub/abc", "baz", &value));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(value));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, "sub/abc", "merge", &value));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, "sub/abc", "merge", &value));
 	cl_assert_equal_s("filfre", value);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, "sub/abc", "frotz", &value));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get(g_repo, 0, "sub/abc", "frotz", &value));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(value));
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ void test_attr_repo__macros(void)
 	const char *names3[3] = { "macro2", "multi2", "multi3" };
 	const char *values[5];
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "binfile", 5, names, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "binfile", 5, names, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[1]));
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ void test_attr_repo__macros(void)
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(values[3]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[4]));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "macro_test", 5, names2, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "macro_test", 5, names2, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[1]));
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void test_attr_repo__macros(void)
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[3]));
 	cl_assert_equal_s("77", values[4]);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "macro_test", 3, names3, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "macro_test", 3, names3, values));
 
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_TRUE(values[0]));
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_FALSE(values[1]));
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ void test_attr_repo__bad_macros(void)
 		"firstmacro", "secondmacro", "thirdmacro" };
 	const char *values[6];
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, "macro_bad", 6, names, values));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_get_many(g_repo, 0, "macro_bad", 6, names, values));
 
 	/* these three just confirm that the "mymacro" rule ran */
 	cl_assert(GIT_ATTR_UNSPECIFIED(values[0]));
diff --git a/tests-clar/diff/tree.c b/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
index 1e269ae..3fb4877 100644
--- a/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ static git_repository *g_repo = NULL;
 
 void test_diff_tree__initialize(void)
 {
-	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
 }
 
 void test_diff_tree__cleanup(void)
@@ -19,15 +18,16 @@ void test_diff_tree__0(void)
 	const char *a_commit = "605812a";
 	const char *b_commit = "370fe9ec22";
 	const char *c_commit = "f5b0af1fb4f5c";
-	git_tree *a = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, a_commit);
-	git_tree *b = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, b_commit);
-	git_tree *c = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, c_commit);
+	git_tree *a, *b, *c;
 	git_diff_options opts = {0};
 	git_diff_list *diff = NULL;
 	diff_expects exp;
 
-	cl_assert(a);
-	cl_assert(b);
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
+
+	cl_assert((a = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, a_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((b = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, b_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((c = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, c_commit)) != NULL);
 
 	opts.context_lines = 1;
 	opts.interhunk_lines = 1;
@@ -87,12 +87,7 @@ void test_diff_tree__options(void)
 	const char *b_commit = "605812ab7fe421fdd";
 	const char *c_commit = "f5b0af1fb4f5";
 	const char *d_commit = "a97cc019851";
-
-	git_tree *a = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, a_commit);
-	git_tree *b = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, b_commit);
-	git_tree *c = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, c_commit);
-	git_tree *d = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, d_commit);
-
+	git_tree *a, *b, *c, *d;
 	git_diff_options opts = {0};
 	git_diff_list *diff = NULL;
 	diff_expects actual;
@@ -133,8 +128,12 @@ void test_diff_tree__options(void)
 	diff_expects *expected;
 	int i;
 
-	cl_assert(a);
-	cl_assert(b);
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
+
+	cl_assert((a = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, a_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((b = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, b_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((c = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, c_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((d = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, d_commit)) != NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; test_expects[i].files > 0; i++) {
 		memset(&actual, 0, sizeof(actual)); /* clear accumulator */
@@ -168,3 +167,42 @@ void test_diff_tree__options(void)
 	git_tree_free(c);
 	git_tree_free(d);
 }
+
+void test_diff_tree__bare(void)
+{
+	const char *a_commit = "8496071c1b46c85";
+	const char *b_commit = "be3563ae3f79";
+	git_tree *a, *b;
+	git_diff_options opts = {0};
+	git_diff_list *diff = NULL;
+	diff_expects exp;
+
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
+
+	cl_assert((a = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, a_commit)) != NULL);
+	cl_assert((b = resolve_commit_oid_to_tree(g_repo, b_commit)) != NULL);
+
+	opts.context_lines = 1;
+	opts.interhunk_lines = 1;
+
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_tree_to_tree(g_repo, &opts, a, b, &diff));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, &exp, diff_file_fn, diff_hunk_fn, diff_line_fn));
+
+	cl_assert(exp.files == 3);
+	cl_assert(exp.file_adds == 2);
+	cl_assert(exp.file_dels == 0);
+	cl_assert(exp.file_mods == 1);
+
+	cl_assert(exp.hunks == 3);
+
+	cl_assert(exp.lines == 4);
+	cl_assert(exp.line_ctxt == 0);
+	cl_assert(exp.line_adds == 3);
+	cl_assert(exp.line_dels == 1);
+
+	git_diff_list_free(diff);
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/HEAD b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/HEAD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb089cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/HEAD
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ref: refs/heads/master
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/config b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af10792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[core]
+	repositoryformatversion = 0
+	filemode = true
+	bare = false
+	logallrefupdates = true
+	ignorecase = true
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/description b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/description
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..498b267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/description
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/index b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/index
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e6343b
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/index differ
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/exclude b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5196d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
+# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
+# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
+# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
+# *.[oa]
+# *~
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/refs b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/refs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60feca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/info/refs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+58f7cf825b553ef7c26e5b9f8a23599c1a9ca296	refs/heads/master
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/logs/HEAD b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/logs/HEAD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffd298c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/logs/HEAD
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817070 -0700	commit (initial): Initial commit
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+d441d7d88f52c28c2b23940ce4c33756748425f9 67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817353 -0700	HEAD^: updating HEAD
+67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 58f7cf825b553ef7c26e5b9f8a23599c1a9ca296 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817372 -0700	commit: Adding subtree data
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+0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817070 -0700	commit (initial): Initial commit
+67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 d441d7d88f52c28c2b23940ce4c33756748425f9 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817296 -0700	commit: Adding some files in subtrees
+d441d7d88f52c28c2b23940ce4c33756748425f9 67c1640e91ccbaf0793591be09bf572cf40c9a53 Russell Belfer <rb@github.com> 1335817353 -0700	HEAD^: updating HEAD
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diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/objects/cd/f17ea3fe625ef812f4dce7f423f4f299287505 b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/objects/cd/f17ea3fe625ef812f4dce7f423f4f299287505
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+P pack-4e6438607204ce78827e3885594b2c0bb4f13895.pack
+
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/objects/pack/pack-4e6438607204ce78827e3885594b2c0bb4f13895.idx b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/objects/pack/pack-4e6438607204ce78827e3885594b2c0bb4f13895.idx
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diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/packed-refs b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/.gitted/packed-refs
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index 0000000..6b3e4de
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pack-refs with: peeled 
+58f7cf825b553ef7c26e5b9f8a23599c1a9ca296 refs/heads/master
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.md b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.md
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index 0000000..0397f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is contains tests for when the index and workdir differ
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.txt b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.txt
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index 0000000..874c12b
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+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This contains files for testing when the index and the workdir differ
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/gitattributes b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/gitattributes
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index 0000000..cdf17ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+* bar
+*.txt -foo beep=10
+*.md blargh=goop -bar
+
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/.gitattributes b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..060c9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.txt another=one again
+*.md bar=1234
+
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.md b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.md
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index 0000000..59652e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+More testing
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.txt b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.txt
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index 0000000..59652e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/attr_index/sub/sub/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+More testing
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/ignore.c b/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
index 94f8c3d..e92d6a5 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ void test_status_ignore__0(void)
 	}
 
 	/* confirm that ignore files were cached */
-	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, ".git/info/exclude"));
-	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, ".gitignore"));
+	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, 0, ".git/info/exclude"));
+	cl_assert(git_attr_cache__is_cached(g_repo, 0, ".gitignore"));
 }