diff --git a/tests/test-globalopts.out b/tests/test-globalopts.out
--- a/tests/test-globalopts.out
+++ b/tests/test-globalopts.out
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ summary:     a
 
 %% earlygetopt short option without following space
 0:b6c483daf290
+%% earlygetopt with illegal abbreviations
+abort: Option --config may not be abbreviated!
+abort: Option --cwd may not be abbreviated!
+abort: Option -R has to be separated from other options (i.e. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo!
+abort: Option -R has to be separated from other options (i.e. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo!
+abort: Option -R has to be separated from other options (i.e. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo!
+abort: Option -R has to be separated from other options (i.e. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo!
 %% --cwd
 changeset:   0:8580ff50825a
 tag:         tip