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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index ebaa3cfd..2481f16d 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ The following command-line options are available when running tests:
As the names depend on the tests' file names, it is safe to
run the tests with this option in parallel.
+--root=
::
+ This runs the testsuites specified under a seperate directory.
+ However, caution is advised, as not all tests are maintained
+ with this relocation in mind, so some tests may behave
+ differently.
+
+ Pointing this argument at a tmpfs filesystem can improve the
+ speed of the test suite for some users.
+
When invoking the test suite via "make test" any of the above options
can be specified as follows:
@@ -68,11 +77,11 @@ remaining tests to be unaffected.
Writing Tests
-------------
-The test script is written as a shell script. It should start
-with the standard "#!/bin/bash" with copyright notices, and an
+The test script is written as a shell script. It should start with
+the standard "#!/usr/bin/env bash" with copyright notices, and an
assignment to variable 'test_description', like this:
- #!/bin/bash
+ #!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Copyright (c) 2005 Junio C Hamano
#
@@ -123,20 +132,19 @@ library for your script to use.