diff --git a/tests/test-git-export.out b/tests/test-git-export.out
--- a/tests/test-git-export.out
+++ b/tests/test-git-export.out
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ rename to renamed.bin
 diff --git a/dst2 b/dst3
 rename from dst2
 rename to dst3
+%  reversed
+diff --git a/dst3 b/dst2
+rename from dst3
+rename to dst2
 
 % file created before r1 and renamed before r2
 diff --git a/foo b/bar
@@ -86,6 +90,16 @@ rename to bar
  a
  b
 +c
+%  reversed
+diff --git a/bar b/foo
+rename from bar
+rename to foo
+--- a/foo
++++ b/foo
+@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ a
+ a
+ b
+-c
 
 % file created in r1 and renamed before r2
 diff --git a/foo b/bar
@@ -97,6 +111,16 @@ rename to bar
  a
 +b
 +c
+%  reversed
+diff --git a/bar b/foo
+rename from bar
+rename to foo
+--- a/foo
++++ b/foo
+@@ -1,3 +1,1 @@ a
+ a
+-b
+-c
 
 % file created after r1 and renamed before r2
 diff --git a/bar b/bar
@@ -107,6 +131,15 @@ new file mode 100644
 +a
 +b
 +c
+%  reversed
+diff --git a/bar b/bar
+deleted file mode 100644
+--- a/bar
++++ /dev/null
+@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
+-a
+-b
+-c
 
 % comparing with the working dir
 % there's a copy in the working dir...
@@ -145,6 +178,16 @@ rename to brand-new3
 diff --git a/brand-new2 b/brand-new3-2
 copy from brand-new2
 copy to brand-new3-2
+%  reversed
+diff --git a/brand-new3 b/brand-new2
+rename from brand-new3
+rename to brand-new2
+diff --git a/brand-new3-2 b/brand-new3-2
+deleted file mode 100644
+--- a/brand-new3-2
++++ /dev/null
+@@ -1,1 +0,0 @@
+-
 % there should be a trailing TAB if there are spaces in the file name
 diff --git a/with spaces b/with spaces
 new file mode 100644