11 files changed, 255 insertions, 177 deletions

diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 6cdd5910db..463c741dfc 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ rerere-autoupdate update the index with reused conflict resolution if possible
 rebasing*       (internal use for git-rebase)"
 
 . git-sh-setup
+. git-sh-i18n
 prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)
 set_reflog_action am
 require_work_tree
 cd_to_toplevel
 
 git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >/dev/null ||
-	die "You need to set your committer info first"
+	die "$(gettext "You need to set your committer info first")"
 
 if git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD >/dev/null
 then
@@ -88,8 +89,11 @@ safe_to_abort () {
 	then
 		return 0
 	fi
-	echo >&2 "You seem to have moved HEAD since the last 'am' failure."
-	echo >&2 "Not rewinding to ORIG_HEAD"
+	(
+		gettext "You seem to have moved HEAD since the last 'am' failure.
+Not rewinding to ORIG_HEAD" &&
+		echo
+	) >&2
 	return 1
 }
 
@@ -98,9 +102,9 @@ stop_here_user_resolve () {
 	    printf '%s\n' "$resolvemsg"
 	    stop_here $1
     fi
-    echo "When you have resolved this problem run \"$cmdline --resolved\"."
-    echo "If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run \"$cmdline --skip\"."
-    echo "To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"$cmdline --abort\"."
+    eval_gettext "When you have resolved this problem run \"\$cmdline --resolved\".
+If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run \"\$cmdline --skip\".
+To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"\$cmdline --abort\"."; echo
 
     stop_here $1
 }
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ go_next () {
 
 cannot_fallback () {
 	echo "$1"
-	echo "Cannot fall back to three-way merge."
+	gettext "Cannot fall back to three-way merge."; echo
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ fall_back_3way () {
 	"$dotest/patch" &&
     GIT_INDEX_FILE="$dotest/patch-merge-tmp-index" \
     git write-tree >"$dotest/patch-merge-base+" ||
-    cannot_fallback "Repository lacks necessary blobs to fall back on 3-way merge."
+    cannot_fallback "$(gettext "Repository lacks necessary blobs to fall back on 3-way merge.")"
 
     say Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
     if GIT_INDEX_FILE="$dotest/patch-merge-tmp-index" \
@@ -138,8 +142,8 @@ fall_back_3way () {
 	mv "$dotest/patch-merge-base+" "$dotest/patch-merge-base"
 	mv "$dotest/patch-merge-tmp-index" "$dotest/patch-merge-index"
     else
-        cannot_fallback "Did you hand edit your patch?
-It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
+	cannot_fallback "$(gettext "Did you hand edit your patch?
+It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index.")"
     fi
 
     test -f "$dotest/patch-merge-index" &&
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
     orig_tree=$(cat "$dotest/patch-merge-base") &&
     rm -fr "$dotest"/patch-merge-* || exit 1
 
-    say Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
+    say "$(gettext "Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...")"
 
     # This is not so wrong.  Depending on which base we picked,
     # orig_tree may be wildly different from ours, but his_tree
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ split_patches () {
 	stgit-series)
 		if test $# -ne 1
 		then
-			clean_abort "Only one StGIT patch series can be applied at once"
+			clean_abort "$(gettext "Only one StGIT patch series can be applied at once")"
 		fi
 		series_dir=`dirname "$1"`
 		series_file="$1"
@@ -306,9 +310,9 @@ split_patches () {
 		;;
 	*)
 		if test -n "$parse_patch" ; then
-			clean_abort "Patch format $patch_format is not supported."
+			clean_abort "$(eval_gettext "Patch format \$patch_format is not supported.")"
 		else
-			clean_abort "Patch format detection failed."
+			clean_abort "$(gettext "Patch format detection failed.")"
 		fi
 		;;
 	esac
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ do
 	--rebasing)
 		rebasing=t threeway=t keep=t scissors=f no_inbody_headers=t ;;
 	-d|--dotest)
-		die "-d option is no longer supported.  Do not use."
+		die "$(gettext "-d option is no longer supported.  Do not use.")"
 		;;
 	--resolvemsg)
 		shift; resolvemsg=$1 ;;
@@ -421,12 +425,12 @@ then
 		false
 		;;
 	esac ||
-	die "previous rebase directory $dotest still exists but mbox given."
+	die "$(eval_gettext "previous rebase directory \$dotest still exists but mbox given.")"
 	resume=yes
 
 	case "$skip,$abort" in
 	t,t)
-		die "Please make up your mind. --skip or --abort?"
+		die "$(gettext "Please make up your mind. --skip or --abort?")"
 		;;
 	t,)
 		git rerere clear
@@ -453,7 +457,7 @@ then
 else
 	# Make sure we are not given --skip, --resolved, nor --abort
 	test "$skip$resolved$abort" = "" ||
-		die "Resolve operation not in progress, we are not resuming."
+		die "$(gettext "Resolve operation not in progress, we are not resuming.")"
 
 	# Start afresh.
 	mkdir -p "$dotest" || exit
@@ -518,7 +522,7 @@ case "$resolved" in
 	if test "$files"
 	then
 		test -n "$HAS_HEAD" && : >"$dotest/dirtyindex"
-		die "Dirty index: cannot apply patches (dirty: $files)"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Dirty index: cannot apply patches (dirty: \$files)")"
 	fi
 esac
 
@@ -607,9 +611,9 @@ do
 			go_next && continue
 
 		test -s "$dotest/patch" || {
-			echo "Patch is empty.  Was it split wrong?"
-			echo "If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run \"$cmdline --skip\"."
-			echo "To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"$cmdline --abort\"."
+			eval_gettext "Patch is empty.  Was it split wrong?
+If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run \"\$cmdline --skip\".
+To restore the original branch and stop patching run \"\$cmdline --abort\"."; echo
 			stop_here $this
 		}
 		rm -f "$dotest/original-commit" "$dotest/author-script"
@@ -644,7 +648,7 @@ do
 
 	if test -z "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
 	then
-		echo "Patch does not have a valid e-mail address."
+		gettext "Patch does not have a valid e-mail address."; echo
 		stop_here $this
 	fi
 
@@ -691,15 +695,18 @@ do
 	if test "$interactive" = t
 	then
 	    test -t 0 ||
-	    die "cannot be interactive without stdin connected to a terminal."
+	    die "$(gettext "cannot be interactive without stdin connected to a terminal.")"
 	    action=again
 	    while test "$action" = again
 	    do
-		echo "Commit Body is:"
+		gettext "Commit Body is:"; echo
 		echo "--------------------------"
 		cat "$dotest/final-commit"
 		echo "--------------------------"
-		printf "Apply? [y]es/[n]o/[e]dit/[v]iew patch/[a]ccept all "
+		# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [y], [n], [e], [v] and [a]
+		# in your translation. The program will only accept English
+		# input at this point.
+		gettext "Apply? [y]es/[n]o/[e]dit/[v]iew patch/[a]ccept all "
 		read reply
 		case "$reply" in
 		[yY]*) action=yes ;;
@@ -735,7 +742,7 @@ do
 		stop_here $this
 	fi
 
-	say "Applying: $FIRSTLINE"
+	say "$(eval_gettext "Applying: \$FIRSTLINE")"
 
 	case "$resolved" in
 	'')
@@ -756,16 +763,16 @@ do
 		# working tree.
 		resolved=
 		git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD -- && {
-			echo "No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'?"
-			echo "If there is nothing left to stage, chances are that something else"
-			echo "already introduced the same changes; you might want to skip this patch."
+			gettext "No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'?
+If there is nothing left to stage, chances are that something else
+already introduced the same changes; you might want to skip this patch."; echo
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		}
 		unmerged=$(git ls-files -u)
 		if test -n "$unmerged"
 		then
-			echo "You still have unmerged paths in your index"
-			echo "did you forget to use 'git add'?"
+			gettext "You still have unmerged paths in your index
+did you forget to use 'git add'?"; echo
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		fi
 		apply_status=0
@@ -780,7 +787,7 @@ do
 		    # Applying the patch to an earlier tree and merging the
 		    # result may have produced the same tree as ours.
 		    git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD -- && {
-			say No changes -- Patch already applied.
+			say "$(gettext "No changes -- Patch already applied.")"
 			go_next
 			continue
 		    }
@@ -790,7 +797,7 @@ do
 	fi
 	if test $apply_status != 0
 	then
-		printf 'Patch failed at %s %s\n' "$msgnum" "$FIRSTLINE"
+		eval_gettext 'Patch failed at $msgnum $FIRSTLINE'; echo
 		stop_here_user_resolve $this
 	fi
 
@@ -806,7 +813,7 @@ do
 			GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=
 		fi
 		parent=$(git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD) ||
-		say >&2 "applying to an empty history"
+		say >&2 "$(gettext "applying to an empty history")"
 
 		if test -n "$committer_date_is_author_date"
 		then
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 415a8d04cc..b2186a8627 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Please use "git help bisect" to get the full man page.'
 
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
+. git-sh-i18n
 require_work_tree
 
 _x40='[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]'
@@ -35,10 +36,16 @@ _x40="$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40"
 
 bisect_autostart() {
 	test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START" || {
-		echo >&2 'You need to start by "git bisect start"'
+		(
+			gettext "You need to start by \"git bisect start\"" &&
+			echo
+		) >&2
 		if test -t 0
 		then
-			echo >&2 -n 'Do you want me to do it for you [Y/n]? '
+			# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
+			# translation. The program will only accept English input
+			# at this point.
+	    gettext "Do you want me to do it for you [Y/n]? " >&2
 			read yesno
 			case "$yesno" in
 			[Nn]*)
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ bisect_start() {
 	#
 	head=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git symbolic-ref -q HEAD) ||
 	head=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ||
-	die "Bad HEAD - I need a HEAD"
+	die "$(gettext "Bad HEAD - I need a HEAD")"
 
 	#
 	# Check if we are bisecting.
@@ -76,11 +83,11 @@ bisect_start() {
 			# cogito usage, and cogito users should understand
 			# it relates to cg-seek.
 			[ -s "$GIT_DIR/head-name" ] &&
-				die "won't bisect on seeked tree"
+				die "$(gettext "won't bisect on seeked tree")"
 			start_head="${head#refs/heads/}"
 			;;
 		*)
-			die "Bad HEAD - strange symbolic ref"
+			die "$(gettext "Bad HEAD - strange symbolic ref")"
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ bisect_start() {
 	    *)
 		rev=$(git rev-parse -q --verify "$arg^{commit}") || {
 		    test $has_double_dash -eq 1 &&
-		        die "'$arg' does not appear to be a valid revision"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "'\$arg' does not appear to be a valid revision")"
 		    break
 		}
 		case $bad_seen in
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ bisect_write() {
 	case "$state" in
 		bad)		tag="$state" ;;
 		good|skip)	tag="$state"-"$rev" ;;
-		*)		die "Bad bisect_write argument: $state" ;;
+		*)		die "$(eval_gettext "Bad bisect_write argument: \$state")" ;;
 	esac
 	git update-ref "refs/bisect/$tag" "$rev" || exit
 	echo "# $state: $(git show-branch $rev)" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ bisect_skip() {
 	do
 	    case "$arg" in
             *..*)
-                revs=$(git rev-list "$arg") || die "Bad rev input: $arg" ;;
+		revs=$(git rev-list "$arg") || die "$(eval_gettext "Bad rev input: \$arg")" ;;
             *)
                 revs=$(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$arg") ;;
 	    esac
@@ -197,10 +204,10 @@ bisect_state() {
 	state=$1
 	case "$#,$state" in
 	0,*)
-		die "Please call 'bisect_state' with at least one argument." ;;
+		die "$(gettext "Please call 'bisect_state' with at least one argument.")" ;;
 	1,bad|1,good|1,skip)
 		rev=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ||
-			die "Bad rev input: HEAD"
+			die "$(gettext "Bad rev input: HEAD")"
 		bisect_write "$state" "$rev"
 		check_expected_revs "$rev" ;;
 	2,bad|*,good|*,skip)
@@ -209,13 +216,13 @@ bisect_state() {
 		for rev in "$@"
 		do
 			sha=$(git rev-parse --verify "$rev^{commit}") ||
-				die "Bad rev input: $rev"
+				die "$(eval_gettext "Bad rev input: \$rev")"
 			eval="$eval bisect_write '$state' '$sha'; "
 		done
 		eval "$eval"
 		check_expected_revs "$@" ;;
 	*,bad)
-		die "'git bisect bad' can take only one argument." ;;
+		die "$(gettext "'git bisect bad' can take only one argument.")" ;;
 	*)
 		usage ;;
 	esac
@@ -238,25 +245,38 @@ bisect_next_check() {
 	t,,good)
 		# have bad but not good.  we could bisect although
 		# this is less optimum.
-		echo >&2 'Warning: bisecting only with a bad commit.'
+		(
+			gettext "Warning: bisecting only with a bad commit." &&
+			echo
+		) >&2
 		if test -t 0
 		then
-			printf >&2 'Are you sure [Y/n]? '
+			# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
+			# translation. The program will only accept English input
+			# at this point.
+			gettext "Are you sure [Y/n]? " >&2
 			read yesno
 			case "$yesno" in [Nn]*) exit 1 ;; esac
 		fi
 		: bisect without good...
 		;;
 	*)
-		THEN=''
-		test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START" || {
-			echo >&2 'You need to start by "git bisect start".'
-			THEN='then '
-		}
-		echo >&2 'You '$THEN'need to give me at least one good' \
-			'and one bad revisions.'
-		echo >&2 '(You can use "git bisect bad" and' \
-			'"git bisect good" for that.)'
+
+		if test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START"
+		then
+			(
+				gettext "You need to give me at least one good and one bad revisions.
+(You can use \"git bisect bad\" and \"git bisect good\" for that.)" &&
+				echo
+			) >&2
+		else
+			(
+				gettext "You need to start by \"git bisect start\".
+You then need to give me at least one good and one bad revisions.
+(You can use \"git bisect bad\" and \"git bisect good\" for that.)" &&
+				echo
+			) >&2
+		fi
 		exit 1 ;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -307,13 +327,15 @@ bisect_visualize() {
 
 bisect_reset() {
 	test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START" || {
-		echo "We are not bisecting."
+		gettext "We are not bisecting."; echo
 		return
 	}
 	case "$#" in
 	0) branch=$(cat "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START") ;;
-	1) git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$1^{commit}" > /dev/null ||
-	       die "'$1' is not a valid commit"
+	1) git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$1^{commit}" > /dev/null || {
+	       invalid="$1"
+	       die "$(eval_gettext "'\$invalid' is not a valid commit")"
+	   }
 	   branch="$1" ;;
 	*)
 	    usage ;;
@@ -321,8 +343,8 @@ bisect_reset() {
 	if git checkout "$branch" -- ; then
 		bisect_clean_state
 	else
-		die "Could not check out original HEAD '$branch'." \
-				"Try 'git bisect reset <commit>'."
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Could not check out original HEAD '\$branch'.
+Try 'git bisect reset <commit>'.")"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -345,8 +367,9 @@ bisect_clean_state() {
 }
 
 bisect_replay () {
-	test "$#" -eq 1 || die "No logfile given"
-	test -r "$1" || die "cannot read $1 for replaying"
+	file="$1"
+	test "$#" -eq 1 || die "$(gettext "No logfile given")"
+	test -r "$file" || die "$(eval_gettext "cannot read \$file for replaying")"
 	bisect_reset
 	while read git bisect command rev
 	do
@@ -362,9 +385,9 @@ bisect_replay () {
 		good|bad|skip)
 			bisect_write "$command" "$rev" ;;
 		*)
-			die "?? what are you talking about?" ;;
+			die "$(gettext "?? what are you talking about?")" ;;
 		esac
-	done <"$1"
+	done <"$file"
 	bisect_auto_next
 }
 
@@ -373,14 +396,18 @@ bisect_run () {
 
     while true
     do
-      echo "running $@"
+      command="$@"
+      eval_gettext "running \$command"; echo
       "$@"
       res=$?
 
       # Check for really bad run error.
       if [ $res -lt 0 -o $res -ge 128 ]; then
-	  echo >&2 "bisect run failed:"
-	  echo >&2 "exit code $res from '$@' is < 0 or >= 128"
+	  (
+	    eval_gettext "bisect run failed:
+exit code \$res from '\$command' is < 0 or >= 128" &&
+	    echo
+	  ) >&2
 	  exit $res
       fi
 
@@ -402,18 +429,24 @@ bisect_run () {
 
       if sane_grep "first bad commit could be any of" "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_RUN" \
 		> /dev/null; then
-	  echo >&2 "bisect run cannot continue any more"
+	  (
+	      gettext "bisect run cannot continue any more" &&
+	      echo
+	  ) >&2
 	  exit $res
       fi
 
       if [ $res -ne 0 ]; then
-	  echo >&2 "bisect run failed:"
-	  echo >&2 "'bisect_state $state' exited with error code $res"
+	  (
+	      eval_gettext "bisect run failed:
+'bisect_state \$state' exited with error code \$res" &&
+	      echo
+	  ) >&2
 	  exit $res
       fi
 
       if sane_grep "is the first bad commit" "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_RUN" > /dev/null; then
-	  echo "bisect run success"
+	  gettext "bisect run success"; echo
 	  exit 0;
       fi
 
@@ -421,7 +454,7 @@ bisect_run () {
 }
 
 bisect_log () {
-	test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG" || die "We are not bisecting."
+	test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG" || die "$(gettext "We are not bisecting.")"
 	cat "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
 }
 
diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index fb9e2df931..a10b1290bc 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ LONG_USAGE='Fetch one or more remote refs and merge it/them into the current HEA
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
+. git-sh-i18n
 set_reflog_action "pull $*"
 require_work_tree
 cd_to_toplevel
@@ -17,20 +18,20 @@ cd_to_toplevel
 die_conflict () {
     git diff-index --cached --name-status -r --ignore-submodules HEAD --
     if [ $(git config --bool --get advice.resolveConflict || echo true) = "true" ]; then
-	die "Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files.
+	die "$(gettext "Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files.
 Please, fix them up in the work tree, and then use 'git add/rm <file>'
-as appropriate to mark resolution, or use 'git commit -a'."
+as appropriate to mark resolution, or use 'git commit -a'.")"
     else
-	die "Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files."
+	die "$(gettext "Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files.")"
     fi
 }
 
 die_merge () {
     if [ $(git config --bool --get advice.resolveConflict || echo true) = "true" ]; then
-	die "You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).
-Please, commit your changes before you can merge."
+	die "$(gettext "You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).
+Please, commit your changes before you can merge.")"
     else
-	die "You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists)."
+	die "$(gettext "You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).")"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ test true = "$rebase" && {
 		# On an unborn branch
 		if test -f "$GIT_DIR/index"
 		then
-			die "updating an unborn branch with changes added to the index"
+			die "$(gettext "updating an unborn branch with changes added to the index")"
 		fi
 	else
 		require_clean_work_tree "pull with rebase" "Please commit or stash them."
@@ -216,17 +217,20 @@ then
 	# $orig_head commit, but we are merging into $curr_head.
 	# First update the working tree to match $curr_head.
 
-	echo >&2 "Warning: fetch updated the current branch head."
-	echo >&2 "Warning: fast-forwarding your working tree from"
-	echo >&2 "Warning: commit $orig_head."
+	(
+		eval_gettext "Warning: fetch updated the current branch head.
+Warning: fast-forwarding your working tree from
+Warning: commit \$orig_head." &&
+		echo
+	) >&2
 	git update-index -q --refresh
 	git read-tree -u -m "$orig_head" "$curr_head" ||
-		die 'Cannot fast-forward your working tree.
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Cannot fast-forward your working tree.
 After making sure that you saved anything precious from
-$ git diff '$orig_head'
+$ git diff \$orig_head
 output, run
 $ git reset --hard
-to recover.'
+to recover.")"
 
 fi
 
@@ -241,11 +245,11 @@ case "$merge_head" in
 ?*' '?*)
 	if test -z "$orig_head"
 	then
-		die "Cannot merge multiple branches into empty head"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot merge multiple branches into empty head")"
 	fi
 	if test true = "$rebase"
 	then
-		die "Cannot rebase onto multiple branches"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot rebase onto multiple branches")"
 	fi
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 0a9403653d..5619da5c10 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 START_DIR=`pwd`
 . git-sh-setup
+. git-sh-i18n
 require_work_tree
 cd_to_toplevel
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ no_changes () {
 clear_stash () {
 	if test $# != 0
 	then
-		die "git stash clear with parameters is unimplemented"
+		die "$(gettext "git stash clear with parameters is unimplemented")"
 	fi
 	if current=$(git rev-parse --verify $ref_stash 2>/dev/null)
 	then
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ create_stash () {
 	then
 		head=$(git rev-list --oneline -n 1 HEAD --)
 	else
-		die "You do not have the initial commit yet"
+		die "$(gettext "You do not have the initial commit yet")"
 	fi
 
 	if branch=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ create_stash () {
 	i_tree=$(git write-tree) &&
 	i_commit=$(printf 'index on %s\n' "$msg" |
 		git commit-tree $i_tree -p $b_commit) ||
-		die "Cannot save the current index state"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current index state")"
 
 	if test -z "$patch_mode"
 	then
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ create_stash () {
 			git write-tree &&
 			rm -f "$TMPindex"
 		) ) ||
-			die "Cannot save the current worktree state"
+			die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current worktree state")"
 
 	else
 
@@ -103,14 +104,14 @@ create_stash () {
 
 		# state of the working tree
 		w_tree=$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" git write-tree) ||
-		die "Cannot save the current worktree state"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current worktree state")"
 
 		git diff-tree -p HEAD $w_tree > "$TMP-patch" &&
 		test -s "$TMP-patch" ||
-		die "No changes selected"
+		die "$(gettext "No changes selected")"
 
 		rm -f "$TMP-index" ||
-		die "Cannot remove temporary index (can't happen)"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot remove temporary index (can't happen)")"
 
 	fi
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ create_stash () {
 	fi
 	w_commit=$(printf '%s\n' "$stash_msg" |
 		git commit-tree $w_tree -p $b_commit -p $i_commit) ||
-		die "Cannot record working tree state"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot record working tree state")"
 }
 
 save_stash () {
@@ -151,8 +152,19 @@ save_stash () {
 			break
 			;;
 		-*)
-			echo "error: unknown option for 'stash save': $1"
-			echo "       To provide a message, use git stash save -- '$1'"
+			option="$1"
+			# TRANSLATORS: $option is an invalid option, like
+			# `--blah-blah'. The 7 spaces at the beginning of the
+			# second line correspond to "error: ". So you should line
+			# up the second line with however many characters the
+			# translation of "error: " takes in your language. E.g. in
+			# English this is:
+			#
+			#    $ git stash save --blah-blah 2>&1 | head -n 2
+			#    error: unknown option for 'stash save': --blah-blah
+			#           To provide a message, use git stash save -- '--blah-blah'
+			eval_gettext "$("error: unknown option for 'stash save': \$option
+       To provide a message, use git stash save -- '\$option'")"; echo
 			usage
 			;;
 		*)
@@ -167,11 +179,11 @@ save_stash () {
 	git update-index -q --refresh
 	if no_changes
 	then
-		say 'No local changes to save'
+		say "$(gettext "No local changes to save")"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	test -f "$GIT_DIR/logs/$ref_stash" ||
-		clear_stash || die "Cannot initialize stash"
+		clear_stash || die "$(gettext "Cannot initialize stash")"
 
 	create_stash "$stash_msg"
 
@@ -179,7 +191,7 @@ save_stash () {
 	: >>"$GIT_DIR/logs/$ref_stash"
 
 	git update-ref -m "$stash_msg" $ref_stash $w_commit ||
-		die "Cannot save the current status"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current status")"
 	say Saved working directory and index state "$stash_msg"
 
 	if test -z "$patch_mode"
@@ -192,7 +204,7 @@ save_stash () {
 		fi
 	else
 		git apply -R < "$TMP-patch" ||
-		die "Cannot remove worktree changes"
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot remove worktree changes")"
 
 		if test "$keep_index" != "t"
 		then
@@ -287,18 +299,21 @@ parse_flags_and_rev()
 
 	case $# in
 		0)
-			have_stash || die "No stash found."
+			have_stash || die "$(gettext "No stash found.")"
 			set -- ${ref_stash}@{0}
 		;;
 		1)
 			:
 		;;
 		*)
-			die "Too many revisions specified: $REV"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Too many revisions specified: \$REV")"
 		;;
 	esac
 
-	REV=$(git rev-parse --quiet --symbolic --verify $1 2>/dev/null) || die "$1 is not valid reference"
+	REV=$(git rev-parse --quiet --symbolic --verify $1 2>/dev/null) || {
+		reference="$1"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "\$reference is not valid reference")"
+	}
 
 	i_commit=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify $REV^2 2>/dev/null) &&
 	set -- $(git rev-parse $REV $REV^1 $REV: $REV^1: $REV^2: 2>/dev/null) &&
@@ -320,7 +335,10 @@ is_stash_like()
 }
 
 assert_stash_like() {
-	is_stash_like "$@" || die "'$*' is not a stash-like commit"
+	is_stash_like "$@" || {
+		args="$*"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "'\$args' is not a stash-like commit")"
+	}
 }
 
 is_stash_ref() {
@@ -328,18 +346,21 @@ is_stash_ref() {
 }
 
 assert_stash_ref() {
-	is_stash_ref "$@" || die "'$*' is not a stash reference"
+	is_stash_ref "$@" || {
+		args="$*"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "'\$args' is not a stash reference")"
+	}
 }
 
 apply_stash () {
 
 	assert_stash_like "$@"
 
-	git update-index -q --refresh || die 'unable to refresh index'
+	git update-index -q --refresh || die "$(gettext "unable to refresh index")"
 
 	# current index state
 	c_tree=$(git write-tree) ||
-		die 'Cannot apply a stash in the middle of a merge'
+		die "$(gettext "Cannot apply a stash in the middle of a merge")"
 
 	unstashed_index_tree=
 	if test -n "$INDEX_OPTION" && test "$b_tree" != "$i_tree" &&
@@ -347,9 +368,9 @@ apply_stash () {
 	then
 		git diff-tree --binary $s^2^..$s^2 | git apply --cached
 		test $? -ne 0 &&
-			die 'Conflicts in index. Try without --index.'
+			die "$(gettext "Conflicts in index. Try without --index.")"
 		unstashed_index_tree=$(git write-tree) ||
-			die 'Could not save index tree'
+			die "$(gettext "Could not save index tree")"
 		git reset
 	fi
 
@@ -375,7 +396,7 @@ apply_stash () {
 			git diff-index --cached --name-only --diff-filter=A $c_tree >"$a" &&
 			git read-tree --reset $c_tree &&
 			git update-index --add --stdin <"$a" ||
-				die "Cannot unstage modified files"
+				die "$(gettext "Cannot unstage modified files")"
 			rm -f "$a"
 		fi
 		squelch=
@@ -389,7 +410,10 @@ apply_stash () {
 		status=$?
 		if test -n "$INDEX_OPTION"
 		then
-			echo >&2 'Index was not unstashed.'
+			(
+				gettext "Index was not unstashed." &&
+				echo
+			) >&2
 		fi
 		exit $status
 	fi
@@ -406,14 +430,15 @@ drop_stash () {
 	assert_stash_ref "$@"
 
 	git reflog delete --updateref --rewrite "${REV}" &&
-		say "Dropped ${REV} ($s)" || die "${REV}: Could not drop stash entry"
+		say "$(eval_gettext "Dropped \${REV} (\$s)")" ||
+		die "$(eval_gettext "\${REV}: Could not drop stash entry")"
 
 	# clear_stash if we just dropped the last stash entry
 	git rev-parse --verify "$ref_stash@{0}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || clear_stash
 }
 
 apply_to_branch () {
-	test -n "$1" || die 'No branch name specified'
+	test -n "$1" || die "$(gettext "No branch name specified")"
 	branch=$1
 	shift 1
 
@@ -484,7 +509,7 @@ branch)
 	case $# in
 	0)
 		save_stash &&
-		say '(To restore them type "git stash apply")'
+		say "$(gettext "(To restore them type \"git stash apply\")")"
 		;;
 	*)
 		usage
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index d189a24c71..c571d320d0 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--reference <repository>] [--] <r
    or: $dashless [--quiet] sync [--] [<path>...]"
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
+. git-sh-i18n
 . git-parse-remote
 require_work_tree
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ resolve_relative_url ()
 {
 	remote=$(get_default_remote)
 	remoteurl=$(git config "remote.$remote.url") ||
-		die "remote ($remote) does not have a url defined in .git/config"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "remote (\$remote) does not have a url defined in .git/config")"
 	url="$1"
 	remoteurl=${remoteurl%/}
 	sep=/
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ resolve_relative_url ()
 				sep=:
 				;;
 			*)
-				die "cannot strip one component off url '$remoteurl'"
+				die "$(eval_gettext "cannot strip one component off url '\$remoteurl'")"
 				;;
 			esac
 			;;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ module_name()
 	name=$( git config -f .gitmodules --get-regexp '^submodule\..*\.path$' |
 		sed -n -e 's|^submodule\.\(.*\)\.path '"$re"'$|\1|p' )
        test -z "$name" &&
-       die "No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path '$path'"
+       die "$(eval_gettext "No submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path '\$path'")"
        echo "$name"
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ module_clone()
 	else
 		git-clone -n "$url" "$path"
 	fi ||
-	die "Clone of '$url' into submodule path '$path' failed"
+	die "$(eval_gettext "Clone of '\$url' into submodule path '\$path' failed")"
 }
 
 #
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ cmd_add()
 		realrepo=$repo
 		;;
 	*)
-		die "repo URL: '$repo' must be absolute or begin with ./|../"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "repo URL: '\$repo' must be absolute or begin with ./|../")"
 	;;
 	esac
 
@@ -218,13 +219,16 @@ cmd_add()
 			s|/*$||
 		')
 	git ls-files --error-unmatch "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
-	die "'$path' already exists in the index"
+	die "$(eval_gettext "'\$path' already exists in the index")"
 
 	if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	then
-		echo >&2 "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:" &&
-		echo >&2 $path &&
-		echo >&2 "Use -f if you really want to add it."
+		(
+			eval_gettext "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
+\$path
+Use -f if you really want to add it." &&
+			echo
+		) >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
@@ -233,9 +237,9 @@ cmd_add()
 	then
 		if test -d "$path"/.git -o -f "$path"/.git
 		then
-			echo "Adding existing repo at '$path' to the index"
+			eval_gettext "Adding existing repo at '\$path' to the index"; echo
 		else
-			die "'$path' already exists and is not a valid git repo"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "'\$path' already exists and is not a valid git repo")"
 		fi
 
 		case "$repo" in
@@ -258,16 +262,16 @@ cmd_add()
 			'') git checkout -f -q ;;
 			?*) git checkout -f -q -B "$branch" "origin/$branch" ;;
 			esac
-		) || die "Unable to checkout submodule '$path'"
+		) || die "$(eval_gettext "Unable to checkout submodule '\$path'")"
 	fi
 
 	git add $force "$path" ||
-	die "Failed to add submodule '$path'"
+	die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to add submodule '\$path'")"
 
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$path".path "$path" &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$path".url "$repo" &&
 	git add --force .gitmodules ||
-	die "Failed to register submodule '$path'"
+	die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to register submodule '\$path'")"
 }
 
 #
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ cmd_foreach()
 	do
 		if test -e "$path"/.git
 		then
-			say "Entering '$prefix$path'"
+			say "$(eval_gettext "Entering '\$prefix\$path'")"
 			name=$(module_name "$path")
 			(
 				prefix="$prefix$path/"
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ cmd_foreach()
 					cmd_foreach "--recursive" "$@"
 				fi
 			) ||
-			die "Stopping at '$path'; script returned non-zero status."
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Stopping at '\$path'; script returned non-zero status.")"
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ cmd_init()
 
 		url=$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$name".url)
 		test -z "$url" &&
-		die "No url found for submodule path '$path' in .gitmodules"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "No url found for submodule path '\$path' in .gitmodules")"
 
 		# Possibly a url relative to parent
 		case "$url" in
@@ -370,14 +374,14 @@ cmd_init()
 		esac
 
 		git config submodule."$name".url "$url" ||
-		die "Failed to register url for submodule path '$path'"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to register url for submodule path '\$path'")"
 
 		upd="$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$name".update)"
 		test -z "$upd" ||
 		git config submodule."$name".update "$upd" ||
-		die "Failed to register update mode for submodule path '$path'"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to register update mode for submodule path '\$path'")"
 
-		say "Submodule '$name' ($url) registered for path '$path'"
+		say "$(eval_gettext "Submodule '\$name' (\$url) registered for path '\$path'")"
 	done
 }
 
@@ -460,8 +464,8 @@ cmd_update()
 			# Only mention uninitialized submodules when its
 			# path have been specified
 			test "$#" != "0" &&
-			say "Submodule path '$path' not initialized" &&
-			say "Maybe you want to use 'update --init'?"
+			say "$(eval_gettext "Submodule path '\$path' not initialized
+Maybe you want to use 'update --init'?")"
 			continue
 		fi
 
@@ -473,7 +477,7 @@ cmd_update()
 		else
 			subsha1=$(clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" &&
 				git rev-parse --verify HEAD) ||
-			die "Unable to find current revision in submodule path '$path'"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Unable to find current revision in submodule path '\$path'")"
 		fi
 
 		if ! test -z "$update"
@@ -497,7 +501,7 @@ cmd_update()
 				(clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" &&
 					( (rev=$(git rev-list -n 1 $sha1 --not --all 2>/dev/null) &&
 					 test -z "$rev") || git-fetch)) ||
-				die "Unable to fetch in submodule path '$path'"
+				die "$(eval_gettext "Unable to fetch in submodule path '\$path'")"
 			fi
 
 			# Is this something we just cloned?
@@ -510,30 +514,29 @@ cmd_update()
 			case "$update_module" in
 			rebase)
 				command="git rebase"
-				action="rebase"
-				msg="rebased onto"
+				die_msg="$(eval_gettext "Unable to rebase '\$sha1' in submodule path '\$path'")"
+				say_msg="$(eval_gettext "Submodule path '\$path': rebased into '\$sha1'")"
 				;;
 			merge)
 				command="git merge"
-				action="merge"
-				msg="merged in"
+				die_msg="$(eval_gettext "Unable to merge '\$sha1' in submodule path '\$path'")"
+				say_msg="$(eval_gettext "Submodule path '\$path': merged in '\$sha1'")"
 				;;
 			*)
 				command="git checkout $subforce -q"
-				action="checkout"
-				msg="checked out"
+				die_msg="$(eval_gettext "Unable to checkout '\$sha1' in submodule path '\$path'")"
+				say_msg="$(eval_gettext "Submodule path '\$path': checked out '\$sha1'")"
 				;;
 			esac
 
-			(clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" && $command "$sha1") ||
-			die "Unable to $action '$sha1' in submodule path '$path'"
-			say "Submodule path '$path': $msg '$sha1'"
+			(clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" && $command "$sha1") || die $die_msg
+			say $say_msg
 		fi
 
 		if test -n "$recursive"
 		then
 			(clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" && eval cmd_update "$orig_flags") ||
-			die "Failed to recurse into submodule path '$path'"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to recurse into submodule path '\$path'")"
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -617,7 +620,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
 	if [ -n "$files" ]
 	then
 		test -n "$cached" &&
-		die "--cached cannot be used with --files"
+		die "$(gettext -- "--cached cannot be used with --files")"
 		diff_cmd=diff-files
 		head=
 	fi
@@ -657,7 +660,10 @@ cmd_summary() {
 				;; # removed
 			*)
 				# unexpected type
-				echo >&2 "unexpected mode $mod_dst"
+				(
+					eval_gettext "unexpected mode \$mod_dst" &&
+					echo
+				) >&2
 				continue ;;
 			esac
 		fi
@@ -675,13 +681,13 @@ cmd_summary() {
 		total_commits=
 		case "$missing_src,$missing_dst" in
 		t,)
-			errmsg="  Warn: $name doesn't contain commit $sha1_src"
+			errmsg="$(eval_gettext "  Warn: \$name doesn't contain commit \$sha1_src")"
 			;;
 		,t)
-			errmsg="  Warn: $name doesn't contain commit $sha1_dst"
+			errmsg="$(eval_gettext "  Warn: \$name doesn't contain commit \$sha1_dst")"
 			;;
 		t,t)
-			errmsg="  Warn: $name doesn't contain commits $sha1_src and $sha1_dst"
+			errmsg="$(eval_gettext "  Warn: \$name doesn't contain commits \$sha1_src and \$sha1_dst")"
 			;;
 		*)
 			errmsg=
@@ -706,11 +712,13 @@ cmd_summary() {
 		sha1_abbr_dst=$(echo $sha1_dst | cut -c1-7)
 		if test $status = T
 		then
+			blob="$(gettext "blob")"
+			submodule="$(gettext "submodule")"
 			if test $mod_dst = 160000
 			then
-				echo "* $name $sha1_abbr_src(blob)->$sha1_abbr_dst(submodule)$total_commits:"
+				echo "* $name $sha1_abbr_src($blob)->$sha1_abbr_dst($submodule)$total_commits:"
 			else
-				echo "* $name $sha1_abbr_src(submodule)->$sha1_abbr_dst(blob)$total_commits:"
+				echo "* $name $sha1_abbr_src($submodule)->$sha1_abbr_dst($blob)$total_commits:"
 			fi
 		else
 			echo "* $name $sha1_abbr_src...$sha1_abbr_dst$total_commits:"
@@ -742,9 +750,9 @@ cmd_summary() {
 	done |
 	if test -n "$for_status"; then
 		if [ -n "$files" ]; then
-			echo "# Submodules changed but not updated:"
+			gettext "# Submodules changed but not updated:"; echo
 		else
-			echo "# Submodule changes to be committed:"
+			gettext "# Submodule changes to be committed:"; echo
 		fi
 		echo "#"
 		sed -e 's|^|# |' -e 's|^# $|#|'
@@ -830,7 +838,7 @@ cmd_status()
 				cd "$path" &&
 				eval cmd_status "$orig_args"
 			) ||
-			die "Failed to recurse into submodule path '$path'"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Failed to recurse into submodule path '\$path'")"
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -874,7 +882,7 @@ cmd_sync()
 			;;
 		esac
 
-		say "Synchronizing submodule url for '$name'"
+		say "$(eval_gettext "Synchronizing submodule url for '\$name'")"
 		git config submodule."$name".url "$url"
 
 		if test -e "$path"/.git
diff --git a/t/t4150-am.sh b/t/t4150-am.sh
index 850fc96d1f..151404e090 100755
--- a/t/t4150-am.sh
+++ b/t/t4150-am.sh
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ test_expect_success 'am newline in subject' '
 	test_tick &&
 	sed -e "s/second/second \\\n foo/" patch1 >patchnl &&
 	git am <patchnl >output.out 2>&1 &&
-	grep "^Applying: second \\\n foo$" output.out
+	test_i18ngrep "^Applying: second \\\n foo$" output.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am -q is quiet' '
diff --git a/t/t4151-am-abort.sh b/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
index c95c4ccc39..1176bcccf3 100755
--- a/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
+++ b/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ do
 
 	test_expect_success "am$with3 --skip continue after failed am$with3" '
 		test_must_fail git am$with3 --skip >output &&
-		test "$(grep "^Applying" output)" = "Applying: 6" &&
-		test_cmp file-2-expect file-2 &&
+		test_i18ngrep "^Applying" output >output.applying &&
+		test_i18ngrep "^Applying: 6$" output.applying &&
+		test_i18ncmp file-2-expect file-2 &&
 		test ! -f .git/MERGE_RR
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index 874279e32d..b2b26b72d0 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add to .gitignored path fails' '
 		git add --force .gitignore &&
 		git commit -m"Ignore everything" &&
 		! git submodule add "$submodurl" submod >actual 2>&1 &&
-		test_cmp expect actual
+		test_i18ncmp expect actual
 	)
 '
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update --init' '
 
 	git submodule update init > update.out &&
 	cat update.out &&
-	grep "not initialized" update.out &&
+	test_i18ngrep "not initialized" update.out &&
 	! test -d init/.git &&
 
 	git submodule update --init init &&
diff --git a/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh b/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
index 7d7fde057b..30b429e7dc 100755
--- a/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
+++ b/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test_expect_success 'typechanged submodule(submodule->blob), --cached' "
   < Add foo5
 
 EOF
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_i18ncmp actual expected
 "
 
 test_expect_success 'typechanged submodule(submodule->blob), --files' "
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'typechanged submodule(submodule->blob), --files' "
   > Add foo5
 
 EOF
-    test_cmp actual expected
+    test_i18ncmp actual expected
 "
 
 rm -rf sm1 &&
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ test_expect_success 'typechanged submodule(submodule->blob)' "
 * sm1 $head4(submodule)->$head5(blob):
 
 EOF
-    test_cmp actual expected
+    test_i18ncmp actual expected
 "
 
 rm -f sm1 &&
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test_expect_success 'nonexistent commit' "
   Warn: sm1 doesn't contain commit $head4_full
 
 EOF
-    test_cmp actual expected
+    test_i18ncmp actual expected
 "
 
 commit_file
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ test_expect_success 'typechanged submodule(blob->submodule)' "
   > Add foo7
 
 EOF
-    test_cmp expected actual
+    test_i18ncmp expected actual
 "
 
 commit_file sm1 &&
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success '--for-status' "
     git submodule summary --for-status HEAD^ >actual &&
-    test_cmp actual - <<EOF
+    test_i18ncmp actual - <<EOF
 # Submodule changes to be committed:
 #
 # * sm1 $head6...0000000:
diff --git a/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh b/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
index 4f16fcce2b..60e33bed28 100755
--- a/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
+++ b/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update does not fetch already present commits' '
 	(cd super &&
 	  git submodule update > ../actual 2> ../actual.err
 	) &&
-	test_cmp expected actual &&
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual &&
 	! test -s actual.err
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
index e5be13c271..ae3bd18a5e 100755
--- a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
+++ b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test basic "submodule foreach" usage' '
 		git config foo.bar zar &&
 		git submodule foreach "git config --file \"\$toplevel/.git/config\" foo.bar"
 	) &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup nested submodules' '
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test messages from "foreach --recursive"' '
 		cd clone2 &&
 		git submodule foreach --recursive "true" > ../actual
 	) &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 cat > expect <<EOF