diff --git a/tests/test-convert-tla.out b/tests/test-convert-tla.out
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/tests/test-convert-tla.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-% create tla archive
-% initialize tla repo
-* creating version tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
-* imported tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
-% create initial files
-A/ .arch-ids
-A/ src
-A/ src/.arch-ids
-A  .arch-ids/a.id
-A  a
-A  src/.arch-ids/=id
-A  src/.arch-ids/b.id
-A  src/b
-* update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--base-0 => tla--test--0--patch-1)
-* committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-1
-% create link file and modify a
-A  src/.arch-ids/a-link.id
-A  src/a-link
-M  a
-* update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-1 => tla--test--0--patch-2)
-* committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-2
-% create second link and modify b
-A  src/.arch-ids/a-link-2.id
-A  src/a-link-2
-Mb src/b
-* update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-2 => tla--test--0--patch-3)
-* committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-3
-% b file to link and a-link-2 to regular file
-fl src/b
-lf src/a-link-2
-* update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-3 => tla--test--0--patch-4)
-* committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-4
-% move a-link-2 file and src directory
-D/ src/.arch-ids
-A/ test/.arch-ids
-/> src	test
-=> src/.arch-ids/a-link-2.id	.arch-ids/c.id
-=> src/a-link-2	c
-=> src/.arch-ids/=id	test/.arch-ids/=id
-=> src/.arch-ids/a-link.id	test/.arch-ids/a-link.id
-=> src/.arch-ids/b.id	test/.arch-ids/b.id
-* update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-4 => tla--test--0--patch-5)
-* committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-5
-% converting tla repo to Mercurial
-initializing destination tla-repo-hg repository
-analyzing tree version tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0...
-scanning source...
-sorting...
-converting...
-5 initial import
-4 added a file, src and src/b (binary)
-3 added link to a and modify a
-2 added second link and modify b
-1 file to link and link to file test
-0 move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory
-% show graph log
-o  5 "move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory" files: c src/a-link src/a-link-2 src/b test/a-link test/b
-|
-o  4 "file to link and link to file test" files: src/a-link-2 src/b
-|
-o  3 "added second link and modify b" files: src/a-link-2 src/b
-|
-o  2 "added link to a and modify a" files: a src/a-link
-|
-o  1 "added a file, src and src/b (binary)" files: a src/b
-|
-o  0 "initial import" files:
-
-c4072c4b72e1cabace081888efa148ee80ca3cbb 644   a
-0201ac32a3a8e86e303dff60366382a54b48a72e 644   c
-c0067ba5ff0b7c9a3eb17270839d04614c435623 644 @ test/a-link
-375f4263d86feacdea7e3c27100abd1560f2a973 644 @ test/b
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-tla b/tests/test-convert-tla.t
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
rename from tests/test-convert-tla
rename to tests/test-convert-tla.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-tla
+++ b/tests/test-convert-tla.t
@@ -1,73 +1,139 @@
-#!/bin/sh
 
-"$TESTDIR/hghave" tla || exit 80
+  $ "$TESTDIR/hghave" tla || exit 80
+  $ mkdir do_not_use_HOME_tla
+  $ cd do_not_use_HOME_tla
+  $ HOME=`pwd`; export HOME
+  $ cd ..
+  $ tla my-id "mercurial <mercurial@selenic.com>"
+  $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo "convert=" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo 'graphlog =' >> $HGRCPATH
+
+create tla archive
 
-mkdir do_not_use_HOME_tla
-cd do_not_use_HOME_tla
-HOME=`pwd`; export HOME
-cd ..
-tla my-id "mercurial <mercurial@selenic.com>"
+  $ tla make-archive tla@mercurial--convert `pwd`/hg-test-convert-tla
+
+initialize tla repo
 
-echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
-echo "convert=" >> $HGRCPATH
-echo 'graphlog =' >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ mkdir tla-repo
+  $ cd tla-repo/
+  $ tla init-tree tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
+  $ tla import
+  * creating version tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
+  * imported tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
+
+create initial files
 
-echo % create tla archive
-tla make-archive tla@mercurial--convert `pwd`/hg-test-convert-tla
+  $ echo 'this is a file' > a
+  $ tla add a
+  $ mkdir src
+  $ tla add src
+  $ cd src
+  $ dd count=1 if=/dev/zero of=b > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  $ tla add b
+  $ tla commit -s "added a file, src and src/b (binary)"
+  A/ .arch-ids
+  A/ src
+  A/ src/.arch-ids
+  A  .arch-ids/a.id
+  A  a
+  A  src/.arch-ids/=id
+  A  src/.arch-ids/b.id
+  A  src/b
+  * update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--base-0 => tla--test--0--patch-1)
+  * committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-1
 
-echo % initialize tla repo
-mkdir tla-repo
-cd tla-repo/
-tla init-tree tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0
-tla import
+create link file and modify a
 
-echo % create initial files
-echo 'this is a file' > a
-tla add a
-mkdir src
-tla add src
-cd src
-dd count=1 if=/dev/zero of=b > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-tla add b
-tla commit -s "added a file, src and src/b (binary)"
+  $ ln -s ../a a-link
+  $ tla add a-link
+  $ echo 'this a modification to a' >> ../a
+  $ tla commit -s "added link to a and modify a"
+  A  src/.arch-ids/a-link.id
+  A  src/a-link
+  M  a
+  * update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-1 => tla--test--0--patch-2)
+  * committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-2
+
+create second link and modify b
+
+  $ ln -s ../a a-link-2
+  $ tla add a-link-2
+  $ dd count=1 seek=1 if=/dev/zero of=b > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  $ tla commit -s "added second link and modify b"
+  A  src/.arch-ids/a-link-2.id
+  A  src/a-link-2
+  Mb src/b
+  * update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-2 => tla--test--0--patch-3)
+  * committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-3
 
-echo % create link file and modify a
-ln -s ../a a-link
-tla add a-link
-echo 'this a modification to a' >> ../a
-tla commit -s "added link to a and modify a"
+b file to link and a-link-2 to regular file
+
+  $ rm -f a-link-2
+  $ echo 'this is now a regular file' > a-link-2
+  $ ln -sf ../a b
+  $ tla commit -s "file to link and link to file test"
+  fl src/b
+  lf src/a-link-2
+  * update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-3 => tla--test--0--patch-4)
+  * committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-4
+
+move a-link-2 file and src directory
 
-echo % create second link and modify b
-ln -s ../a a-link-2
-tla add a-link-2
-dd count=1 seek=1 if=/dev/zero of=b > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-tla commit -s "added second link and modify b"
+  $ cd ..
+  $ tla mv src/a-link-2 c
+  $ tla mv src test
+  $ tla commit -s "move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory"
+  D/ src/.arch-ids
+  A/ test/.arch-ids
+  /> src	test
+  => src/.arch-ids/a-link-2.id	.arch-ids/c.id
+  => src/a-link-2	c
+  => src/.arch-ids/=id	test/.arch-ids/=id
+  => src/.arch-ids/a-link.id	test/.arch-ids/a-link.id
+  => src/.arch-ids/b.id	test/.arch-ids/b.id
+  * update pristine tree (tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-4 => tla--test--0--patch-5)
+  * committed tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0--patch-5
+  $ cd ..
 
-echo % b file to link and a-link-2 to regular file
-rm -f a-link-2
-echo 'this is now a regular file' > a-link-2
-ln -sf ../a b
-tla commit -s "file to link and link to file test"
+converting tla repo to Mercurial
 
-echo % move a-link-2 file and src directory
-cd ..
-tla mv src/a-link-2 c
-tla mv src test
-tla commit -s "move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory"
+  $ hg convert tla-repo tla-repo-hg
+  initializing destination tla-repo-hg repository
+  analyzing tree version tla@mercurial--convert/tla--test--0...
+  scanning source...
+  sorting...
+  converting...
+  5 initial import
+  4 added a file, src and src/b (binary)
+  3 added link to a and modify a
+  2 added second link and modify b
+  1 file to link and link to file test
+  0 move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory
+  $ tla register-archive -d tla@mercurial--convert
+  $ glog()
+  > {
+  >     hg glog --template '{rev} "{desc|firstline}" files: {files}\n' "$@"
+  > }
 
-cd ..
-
-echo % converting tla repo to Mercurial
-hg convert tla-repo tla-repo-hg
+show graph log
 
-tla register-archive -d tla@mercurial--convert
-
-glog()
-{
-    hg glog --template '{rev} "{desc|firstline}" files: {files}\n' "$@"
-}
-
-echo % show graph log
-glog -R tla-repo-hg
-hg up -q -R tla-repo-hg
-hg -R tla-repo-hg manifest --debug
+  $ glog -R tla-repo-hg
+  o  5 "move and rename a-link-2 file and src directory" files: c src/a-link src/a-link-2 src/b test/a-link test/b
+  |
+  o  4 "file to link and link to file test" files: src/a-link-2 src/b
+  |
+  o  3 "added second link and modify b" files: src/a-link-2 src/b
+  |
+  o  2 "added link to a and modify a" files: a src/a-link
+  |
+  o  1 "added a file, src and src/b (binary)" files: a src/b
+  |
+  o  0 "initial import" files:
+  
+  $ hg up -q -R tla-repo-hg
+  $ hg -R tla-repo-hg manifest --debug
+  c4072c4b72e1cabace081888efa148ee80ca3cbb 644   a
+  0201ac32a3a8e86e303dff60366382a54b48a72e 644   c
+  c0067ba5ff0b7c9a3eb17270839d04614c435623 644 @ test/a-link
+  375f4263d86feacdea7e3c27100abd1560f2a973 644 @ test/b