general improvements

diff --git a/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh b/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
index 50bca62def6b0632cd89d1c0cfb2d98b76e6aa1d..32317d6bca5f45314a46082ecd9aa68061853904 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ test_debug 'gitk --all & sleep 1'
 test_expect_success 'verify pre-merge ancestry' "
        test x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/svn^2) = \
             x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/merge) &&
-       git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ | grep '^friend$'
+       git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ >actual &&
+       grep '^friend$' actual
        "
 
 test_expect_success 'git svn dcommit merges' "
@@ -82,12 +83,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify post-merge ancestry' "
             x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/origin/trunk) &&
        test x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/svn^2) = \
             x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/merge) &&
-       git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ | grep '^friend$'
+       git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ >actual &&
+       grep '^friend$' actual
        "
 
 test_expect_success 'verify merge commit message' "
-       git rev-list --pretty=raw -1 refs/heads/svn | \
-         grep \"    Merge branch 'merge' into svn\"
+       git rev-list --pretty=raw -1 refs/heads/svn >actual &&
+       grep \"    Merge branch 'merge' into svn\" actual
        "
 
 test_done