diff --git a/tests/test-annotate b/tests/test-annotate
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-annotate
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo % init
+hg init
+
+echo % commit
+echo 'a' > a
+hg ci -A -m test -u nobody -d '1 0'
+
+echo % annotate -c
+hg annotate -c a
+
+echo % annotate -d
+hg annotate -d a
+
+echo % annotate -n
+hg annotate -n a
+
+echo % annotate -u
+hg annotate -u a
+
+echo % annotate -cdnu
+hg annotate -cdnu a
diff --git a/tests/test-annotate.out b/tests/test-annotate.out
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-annotate.out
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+% init
+% commit
+adding a
+% annotate -c
+8435f90966e4: a
+% annotate -d
+Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000: a
+% annotate -n
+0: a
+% annotate -u
+nobody: a
+% annotate -cdnu
+nobody 0 8435f90966e4 Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000: a