--- a/tests/test-largefiles.t	Fri Jul 20 18:13:19 2012 -0400
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles.t	Fri Jul 20 19:14:41 2012 -0400
@@ -1032,6 +1032,10 @@
   $ rm cat.out
   $ hg cat -r a381d2c8c80e normal3
   normal3-modified
+  $ hg cat -r '.^' normal3
+  normal3-modified
+  $ hg cat -r '.^' sub/large4
+  large4-modified
 
 Test that renaming a largefile results in correct output for status