diff --git a/tests/test-censor.t b/tests/test-censor.t
--- a/tests/test-censor.t
+++ b/tests/test-censor.t
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@
 
 Verify target contents before censorship at each revision
 
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file is now sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $H2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file
   Passwords: hunter2
   hunter3
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file
   Passwords: hunter2
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
 
 Try to censor revision with too large of a tombstone message
@@ -78,18 +78,17 @@
 
   $ mkdir -p foo/bar/baz
   $ hg --cwd foo/bar/baz censor -r $C2 -t "remove password" ../../../target
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file is now sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $H2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 target | head -n 10
   abort: censored node: 1e0247a9a4b7
   (set censor.policy to ignore errors)
-  [255]
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file
   Passwords: hunter2
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
 
 Censor revision with 1 offense
@@ -97,31 +96,27 @@
 (this also tests file pattern matching: with 'path:' scheme)
 
   $ hg --cwd foo/bar/baz censor -r $C1 path:target
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file is now sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $H2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 target | head -n 10
   abort: censored node: 1e0247a9a4b7
   (set censor.policy to ignore errors)
-  [255]
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 target | head -n 10
   abort: censored node: 613bc869fceb
   (set censor.policy to ignore errors)
-  [255]
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
 
 Can only checkout target at uncensored revisions, -X is workaround for --all
 
-  $ hg revert -r $C2 target
+  $ hg revert -r $C2 target | head -n 10
   abort: censored node: 1e0247a9a4b7
   (set censor.policy to ignore errors)
-  [255]
-  $ hg revert -r $C1 target
+  $ hg revert -r $C1 target | head -n 10
   abort: censored node: 613bc869fceb
   (set censor.policy to ignore errors)
-  [255]
   $ hg revert -r $C1 --all
   reverting bystander
   reverting target
@@ -143,13 +138,13 @@
 
 Uncensored file can be viewed at any revision
 
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 bystander
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 bystander | head -n 10
   Normal file v2
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 bystander
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 bystander | head -n 10
   Normal file v2
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 bystander
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 bystander | head -n 10
   Normal file here
-  $ hg cat -r 0 bystander
+  $ hg cat -r 0 bystander | head -n 10
   Normal file here
 
 Can update to children of censored revision
@@ -288,20 +283,19 @@
   $ hg ci -m 'delete target so it may be censored'
   $ H2=`hg id --debug -i`
   $ hg censor -r $C4 target
-  $ hg cat -r $C4 target
-  $ hg cat -r "$H2^^" target
+  $ hg cat -r $C4 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r "$H2^^" target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
   $ echo 'fresh start' > target
   $ hg add target
   $ hg ci -m reincarnated target
   $ H2=`hg id --debug -i`
-  $ hg cat -r $H2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
   fresh start
-  $ hg cat -r "$H2^" target
+  $ hg cat -r "$H2^" target | head -n 10
   target: no such file in rev 452ec1762369
-  [1]
-  $ hg cat -r $C4 target
-  $ hg cat -r "$H2^^^" target
+  $ hg cat -r $C4 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r "$H2^^^" target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
 
 Can censor after revlog has expanded to no longer permit inline storage
@@ -317,8 +311,8 @@
   $ hg ci -m 'cleaned 100k passwords'
   $ H2=`hg id --debug -i`
   $ hg censor -r $C5 target
-  $ hg cat -r $C5 target
-  $ hg cat -r $H2 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C5 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
   fresh start
 
 Repo with censored nodes can be cloned and cloned nodes are censored
@@ -328,13 +322,13 @@
   updating to branch default
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ cd rclone
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   advanced head H1
-  $ hg cat -r $H2~5 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2~5 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 target
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 target
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
   $ hg verify
   checking changesets
@@ -346,7 +340,7 @@
 Repo cloned before tainted content introduced can pull censored nodes
 
   $ cd ../rpull
-  $ hg cat -r tip target
+  $ hg cat -r tip target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
   $ hg verify
   checking changesets
@@ -367,13 +361,13 @@
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ cat target
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $H1 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   advanced head H1
-  $ hg cat -r $H2~5 target
+  $ hg cat -r $H2~5 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
-  $ hg cat -r $C2 target
-  $ hg cat -r $C1 target
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r $C2 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $C1 target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10
   Initially untainted file
   $ hg verify
   checking changesets
@@ -393,11 +387,11 @@
   $ hg ci -m 're-sanitized' target
   $ H2=`hg id --debug -i`
   $ CLEANREV=$H2
-  $ hg cat -r $REV target
+  $ hg cat -r $REV target | head -n 10
   Passwords: hunter2hunter2
   $ hg censor -r $REV target
-  $ hg cat -r $REV target
-  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target
+  $ hg cat -r $REV target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target | head -n 10
   Re-sanitized; nothing to see here
   $ hg push -f -r $H2
   pushing to $TESTTMP/r
@@ -408,8 +402,8 @@
   added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 1 files (+1 heads)
 
   $ cd ../r
-  $ hg cat -r $REV target
-  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target
+  $ hg cat -r $REV target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target | head -n 10
   Re-sanitized; nothing to see here
   $ hg update $CLEANREV
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -428,8 +422,8 @@
   added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
   new changesets 075be80ac777:dcbaf17bf3a1 (2 drafts)
   (run 'hg heads .' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)
-  $ hg cat -r $REV target
-  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target
+  $ hg cat -r $REV target | head -n 10
+  $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target | head -n 10
   Re-sanitized; nothing to see here
   $ hg update $CLEANREV
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -516,4 +510,4 @@
   added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
   new changesets e97f55b2665a (1 drafts)
   (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
-  $ hg cat -r 0 target
+  $ hg cat -r 0 target | head -n 10