portability fixes for some tests
Apparently the ls on OS X 10.3.9 exits with success even if the file
given on the command line doesn't exist
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Should display 'First commit message'
description:
First commit message
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Should display 'Second commit message'
description:
Second commit message
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Should display 'Third commit message\n This is the 3rd log message'
description:
Third commit message
This is the 3rd log message
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Should display 'Fifth commit message\n This is the 5th log message'
description:
Fifth commit message