diff --git a/tests/test-merge-symlinks.out b/tests/test-merge-symlinks.out
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+% create heads
+0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+% merge heads
+HG_MY_ISLINK 1
+HG_OTHER_ISLINK 0
+HG_BASE_ISLINK 0
+merging l
+0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+(branch merge, don't forget to commit)