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@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@ library for your script to use.
    is to summarize successes and failures in the test script and
    exit with an appropriate error code.
 
    is to summarize successes and failures in the test script and
    exit with an appropriate error code.
 

+ - test_tick
+
+   Make commit and tag names consistent by setting the author and
+   committer times to defined stated.  Subsequent calls will
+   advance the times by a fixed amount.
+
+ - test_commit <message> [<filename> [<contents>]]
+
+   Creates a commit with the given message, committing the given
+   file with the given contents (default for both is to reuse the
+   message string), and adds a tag (again reusing the message
+   string as name).  Calls test_tick to make the SHA-1s
+   reproducible.
+
+ - test_merge <message> <commit-or-tag>
+
+   Merges the given rev using the given message.  Like test_commit,
+   creates a tag and calls test_tick before committing.

 
 Tips for Writing Tests
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 Tips for Writing Tests
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