cd "$base_dir"
test_expect_success 'existence of info/alternates' \
-'test `wc -l <C/.git/objects/info/alternates` = 2'
+'test_line_count = 2 C/.git/objects/info/alternates'
cd "$base_dir"
cd "$base_dir"
test_expect_success 'existence of info/alternates' \
-'test `wc -l <D/.git/objects/info/alternates` = 1'
+'test_line_count = 1 D/.git/objects/info/alternates'
cd "$base_dir"