diff --git a/tests/test-patch.out b/tests/test-patch.out
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/tests/test-patch.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-adding a
-% check custom patch options are honored
-requesting all changes
-adding changesets
-adding manifests
-adding file changes
-added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
-updating to branch default
-1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-applying ../a.diff
-Using custom patch
diff --git a/tests/test-patch b/tests/test-patch.t
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
rename from tests/test-patch
rename to tests/test-patch.t
--- a/tests/test-patch
+++ b/tests/test-patch.t
@@ -1,36 +1,41 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+  $ cat > patchtool.py <<EOF
+  > import sys
+  > print 'Using custom patch'
+  > if '--binary' in sys.argv:
+  >     print '--binary found !'
+  > EOF
 
-cat > patchtool.py <<EOF
-import sys
-print 'Using custom patch'
-if '--binary' in sys.argv:
-    print '--binary found !'
-EOF
+  $ echo "[ui]" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo "patch=python ../patchtool.py" >> $HGRCPATH
 
-echo "[ui]" >> $HGRCPATH
-echo "patch=python ../patchtool.py" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ hg init a
+  $ cd a
+  $ echo a > a
+  $ hg commit -Ama -d '1 0'
+  adding a
+  $ echo b >> a
+  $ hg commit -Amb -d '2 0'
+  $ cd ..
 
-hg init a
-cd a
-echo a > a
-hg commit -Ama -d '1 0'
-echo b >> a
-hg commit -Amb -d '2 0'
-cd ..
+This test check that:
+ - custom patch commands with arguments actually works
+ - patch code does not try to add weird arguments like
+ --binary when custom patch commands are used. For instance
+ --binary is added by default under win32.
+
+check custom patch options are honored
 
-# This test check that:
-# - custom patch commands with arguments actually works
-# - patch code does not try to add weird arguments like
-# --binary when custom patch commands are used. For instance
-# --binary is added by default under win32.
+  $ hg --cwd a export -o ../a.diff tip
+  $ hg clone -r 0 a b
+  requesting all changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+  updating to branch default
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 
-echo % check custom patch options are honored
-hg --cwd a export -o ../a.diff tip
-hg clone -r 0 a b
+  $ hg --cwd b import -v ../a.diff
+  applying ../a.diff
+  Using custom patch
 
-hg --cwd b import -v ../a.diff
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-
-
-
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