diff --git a/test/repos/gpg.sh b/test/repos/gpg.sh
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+++ b/test/repos/gpg.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex; rm -rf repo; mkdir repo; cd repo
+
+git init
+
+git config gpg.program $(which gpg)
+git config user.signingkey E304229F # test key
+git config commit.gpgsign true
+
+touch foo
+git add foo
+
+touch bar
+git add bar
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