--- a/tests/test-status.t	Mon Feb 06 16:35:14 2012 -0600
+++ b/tests/test-status.t	Wed Feb 08 16:56:00 2012 +0000
@@ -279,12 +279,12 @@
 
   $ hg init repo5
   $ cd repo5
-  $ printf '\1\nfoo' > 010a
+  >>> open("010a", "wb").write("\1\nfoo")
   $ hg ci -q -A -m 'initial checkin'
   $ hg status -A
   C 010a
 
-  $ printf '\1\nbar' > 010a
+  >>> open("010a", "wb").write("\1\nbar")
   $ hg status -A
   M 010a
   $ hg ci -q -m 'modify 010a'