diff --git a/tests/test-basic.out b/tests/test-basic.out
--- a/tests/test-basic.out
+++ b/tests/test-basic.out
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-+ mkdir t
-+ cd t
 + hg init
-+ echo a
 + hg add a
-+ hg commit -m test -d '0 0'
++ hg commit -m test -d 0 0
 + hg history
 changeset:   0:acb14030fe0a
 tag:         tip