diff --git a/tests/test-mq-qsave b/tests/test-mq-qsave
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qsave
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+HGRCPATH=$HGTMP/.hgrc; export HGRCPATH
+echo "[extensions]" >> $HGTMP/.hgrc
+echo "mq=" >> $HGTMP/.hgrc
+
+hg init a
+cd a
+
+echo 'base' > base
+hg ci -Ambase -d '1 0'
+
+hg qnew -mmqbase mqbase
+
+hg qsave
+hg qrestore 2
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-qsave.out b/tests/test-mq-qsave.out
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qsave.out
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+adding base
+restoring status: hg patches saved state