--- a/tests/test-histedit-commute.t	Tue Apr 16 20:48:37 2013 +0200
+++ b/tests/test-histedit-commute.t	Tue Apr 16 21:57:25 2013 -0500
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
   > histedit=
   > EOF
 
-  $ EDITED="$TESTTMP/editedhistory"
-  $ cat > $EDITED <<EOF
-  > pick 177f92b77385 c
-  > pick e860deea161a e
-  > pick 652413bf663e f
-  > pick 055a42cdd887 d
-  > EOF
   $ initrepo ()
   > {
   >     hg init r
@@ -79,6 +72,15 @@
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 
 edit the history
+(use a hacky editor to check histedit-last-edit.txt backup)
+
+  $ EDITED="$TESTTMP/editedhistory"
+  $ cat > $EDITED <<EOF
+  > pick 177f92b77385 c
+  > pick e860deea161a e
+  > pick 652413bf663e f
+  > pick 055a42cdd887 d
+  > EOF
   $ HGEDITOR="cat \"$EDITED\" > " hg histedit 177f92b77385 2>&1 | fixbundle
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 3 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -128,13 +130,12 @@
 
 put things back
 
-  $ cat > $EDITED <<EOF
+  $ hg histedit 177f92b77385 --commands - 2>&1 << EOF | fixbundle
   > pick 177f92b77385 c
   > pick 07114f51870f d
   > pick d8249471110a e
   > pick 8ade9693061e f
   > EOF
-  $ HGEDITOR="cat \"$EDITED\" > " hg histedit 177f92b77385 2>&1 | fixbundle
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 3 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -175,13 +176,12 @@
 
 slightly different this time
 
-  $ cat > $EDITED <<EOF
+  $ hg histedit 177f92b77385 --commands - << EOF 2>&1 | fixbundle
   > pick 10517e47bbbb d
   > pick 7eca9b5b1148 f
   > pick 915da888f2de e
   > pick 177f92b77385 c
   > EOF
-  $ HGEDITOR="cat \"$EDITED\" > " hg histedit 177f92b77385 2>&1 | fixbundle
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 4 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -221,21 +221,16 @@
   
 
 keep prevents stripping dead revs
-  $ cat > $EDITED <<EOF
+  $ hg histedit 799205341b6b --keep --commands - 2>&1 << EOF | fixbundle
   > pick 799205341b6b d
   > pick be9ae3a309c6 f
   > pick 38b92f448761 c
   > pick de71b079d9ce e
   > EOF
-  $ HGEDITOR="cat \"$EDITED\" > " hg histedit 799205341b6b --keep 2>&1 | fixbundle
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg log --graph
-  > cat > $EDITED <<EOF
-  > pick de71b079d9ce e
-  > pick 38b92f448761 c
-  > EOF
   @  changeset:   7:803ef1c6fcfd
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
@@ -280,7 +275,10 @@
   
 
 try with --rev
-  $ hg histedit --commands "$EDITED" --rev -2 2>&1 | fixbundle
+  $ hg histedit --commands - --rev -2 2>&1 <<EOF | fixbundle
+  > pick de71b079d9ce e
+  > pick 38b92f448761 c
+  > EOF
   abort: may not use changesets other than the ones listed
   $ hg log --graph
   @  changeset:   7:803ef1c6fcfd