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@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ To run the test suite (as root):
# ./run-tests.sh
Test files are executable files matching the pattern <<name_N>>,
-where N is the expected return code of the executable. Since they
-are located with `find', test files can be put in any subdirectory.
+where N should be 0 in all new tests. All tests should return 0 on
+success.
+
+Since they are located with `find', test files can be put in any
+subdirectory.
You can turn on a verbose execution by calling:
# ./run-tests.sh -v