--- a/tests/test-parents.out
+++ b/tests/test-parents.out
@@ -26,3 +26,19 @@ user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: ab
+% hg parents -r 2 ../a
+abort: ../a not under root
+% cd dir; hg parents -r 2 ../a
+changeset: 0:b6a1406d8886
+user: test
+date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+summary: ab
+
+% hg parents -r 2 path:a
+changeset: 0:b6a1406d8886
+user: test
+date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+summary: ab
+
+% hg parents -r 2 glob:a
+abort: can only specify an explicit file name