Factor out command name at the start of test name, have runtest.sh print it.
diff --git a/scripts/runtest.sh b/scripts/runtest.sh
index 884af9c..0c933c2 100644
--- a/scripts/runtest.sh
+++ b/scripts/runtest.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 testing()
 {
-  NAME="$1"
+  NAME="$CMDNAME $1"
   [ -z "$1" ] && NAME=$2
 
   if [ $# -ne 5 ]
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 2276619..0c3d7aa 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 then
   for i in "$@"
   do
+    CMDNAME="${i##*/}"
+    CMDNAME="${CMDNAME%.test}"
     . "$TOPDIR"/tests/$i.test
   done
 else
   for i in "$TOPDIR"/tests/*.test
   do
-    CMDNAME="$(echo "$i" | sed 's@.*/\(.*\)\.test@\1@')"
+    CMDNAME="${i##*/}"
+    CMDNAME="${CMDNAME%.test}"
     if [ -h ../$CMDNAME ] || [ ! -z "$TEST_HOST" ]
     then
       cd .. && rm -rf testdir && mkdir testdir && cd testdir || exit 1
diff --git a/tests/basename.test b/tests/basename.test
index 2f7a2ec..9d3b296 100755
--- a/tests/basename.test
+++ b/tests/basename.test
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 # Removal of extra /'s
-testing "basename /-only" "basename ///////" "/\n" "" ""
-testing "basename trailing /" "basename a//////" "a\n" "" ""
-testing "basename combined" "basename /////a///b///c///d/////" "d\n" "" ""
+testing "/-only" "basename ///////" "/\n" "" ""
+testing "trailing /" "basename a//////" "a\n" "" ""
+testing "combined" "basename /////a///b///c///d/////" "d\n" "" ""
 
 # Standard suffix behavior.
-testing "basename suffix" "basename a/b/c/d.suffix .suffix" "d\n" "" ""
+testing "suffix" "basename a/b/c/d.suffix .suffix" "d\n" "" ""
 
 # A suffix cannot be the entire result.
-testing "basename suffix=result" "basename .txt .txt" ".txt\n" "" ""
+testing "suffix=result" "basename .txt .txt" ".txt\n" "" ""
 
 # Deal with suffix appearing in the filename
-testing "basename reappearing suffix 1" "basename a.txt.txt .txt" "a.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "basename reappearing suffix 2" "basename a.txt.old .txt" "a.txt.old\n" "" ""
+testing "reappearing suffix 1" "basename a.txt.txt .txt" "a.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "reappearing suffix 2" "basename a.txt.old .txt" "a.txt.old\n" "" ""
 
 # A suffix should be a real suffix, only a the end.
-testing "basename invalid suffix" "basename isthisasuffix? suffix" "isthisasuffix?\n" "" ""
+testing "invalid suffix" "basename isthisasuffix? suffix" "isthisasuffix?\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/blkid.test b/tests/blkid.test
index b80cf4f..9cde489 100755
--- a/tests/blkid.test
+++ b/tests/blkid.test
@@ -7,38 +7,38 @@
 BDIR="$TOPDIR/tests/blkid"
 
 bzcat "$BDIR"/squashfs.bz2 > temp.img
-testing "blkid file" "blkid temp.img" 'temp.img: TYPE="squashfs"\n' "" ""
+testing "file" "blkid temp.img" 'temp.img: TYPE="squashfs"\n' "" ""
 rm temp.img
 
-testing "blkid cramfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/cramfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "cramfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/cramfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="mycramfs" TYPE="cramfs"\n' "" ""
-testing "blkid ext2" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext2.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "ext2" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext2.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="myext2" UUID="e59093ba-4135-4fdb-bcc4-f20beae4dfaf" TYPE="ext2"\n' \
   "" "" 
-testing "blkid ext3" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext3.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "ext3" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext3.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="myext3" UUID="79d1c877-1a0f-4e7d-b21d-fc32ae3ef101" TYPE="ext3"\n' \
   "" "" 
-testing "blkid ext4" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext4.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "ext4" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ext4.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="myext4" UUID="dc4b7c00-c0c0-4600-af7e-0335f09770fa" TYPE="ext4"\n' \
   "" ""
-testing "blkid f2fs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/f2fs.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "f2fs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/f2fs.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="" UUID="b53d3619-c204-4c0b-8504-36363578491c" TYPE="f2fs"\n' \
   "" ""
-testing "blkid msdos" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/msdos.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "msdos" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/msdos.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="mymsdos    " UUID="5108-1e6e" TYPE="vfat"\n' "" ""
-testing "blkid ntfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ntfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "ntfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/ntfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: UUID="8585600838bfe16e" TYPE="ntfs"\n' "" ""
-testing "blkid reiserfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/reiser3.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "reiserfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/reiser3.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="myreiser" UUID="a5b99bec-45cc-41d7-986e-32f4b6fc28f2" TYPE="reiserfs"\n' \
   "" ""
-testing "blkid squashfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/squashfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "squashfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/squashfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: TYPE="squashfs"\n' "" ""
-testing "blkid vfat" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/vfat.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "vfat" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/vfat.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="myvfat     " UUID="1db9-5673" TYPE="vfat"\n' "" ""
-testing "blkid xfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/xfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
+testing "xfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/xfs.bz2 | blkid -' \
   '-: LABEL="XFS_test" UUID="d63a1dc3-27d5-4dd4-8b38-f4f97f495c6f" TYPE="xfs"\n' \
   "" ""
 
-#testing "blkid minix" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/minix.bz2 | blkid -'
+#testing "minix" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/minix.bz2 | blkid -'
 #adfs bfs btrfs cramfs jfs nilfs romfs
 #vfat  // fat32 fat12 fat16
diff --git a/tests/bzcat.test b/tests/bzcat.test
index 8bc5f5c..4eacc68 100755
--- a/tests/bzcat.test
+++ b/tests/bzcat.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Get system bzcat
 bzcatExe=`which bzcat`
 $bzcatExe file.tar.bz2 > bzcatOut
-testing "bzcat - decompresses a single file" "bzcat file.tar.bz2 > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile bzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* bzcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses a single file" "bzcat file.tar.bz2 > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile bzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* bzcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 echo "hello" > file1
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 # Get system bzcat
 bzcatExe=`which bzcat`
 $bzcatExe file1.tar.bz2 file2.tar.bz2 file3.tar.bz2 > bzcatOut
-testing "bzcat - decompresses multiple files" "bzcat file1.tar.bz2 file2.tar.bz2 file3.tar.bz2 > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile bzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* bzcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses multiple files" "bzcat file1.tar.bz2 file2.tar.bz2 file3.tar.bz2 > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile bzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* bzcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/cat.test b/tests/cat.test
index 7be515d..8845070 100755
--- a/tests/cat.test
+++ b/tests/cat.test
@@ -7,25 +7,25 @@
 echo "one" > file1
 echo "two" > file2
 testing "cat" "cat && echo yes" "oneyes\n" "" "one"
-testing "cat -" "cat - && echo yes" "oneyes\n" "" "one"
-testing "cat file1 file2" "cat file1 file2" "one\ntwo\n"  "" ""
-testing "cat - file"      "cat - file1"     "zero\none\n" "" "zero\n"
-testing "cat file -"      "cat file1 -"     "one\nzero\n" "" "zero\n"
+testing "-" "cat - && echo yes" "oneyes\n" "" "one"
+testing "file1 file2" "cat file1 file2" "one\ntwo\n"  "" ""
+testing "- file"      "cat - file1"     "zero\none\n" "" "zero\n"
+testing "file -"      "cat file1 -"     "one\nzero\n" "" "zero\n"
 
-testing "cat file1 notfound file2" \
+testing "file1 notfound file2" \
         "cat file1 notfound file2 2>stderr && echo ok ; cat stderr; rm stderr" \
         "one\ntwo\ncat: notfound: No such file or directory\n" "" ""
 
 FILE="$(readlink -f /proc/self/exe)"
-testing "cat file1" \
+testing "file1" \
         'cat "$FILE" > file1 && cmp "$FILE" file1 && echo yes' \
         "yes\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cat - file1" \
+testing "- file1" \
         "cat - file1 | diff -a -U 0 - file1 | tail -n 1" \
         "-hello\n" "" "hello\n"
 
-testing "cat > /dev/full" \
+testing "> /dev/full" \
         "cat - > /dev/full 2>stderr && echo ok; cat stderr; rm stderr" \
         "cat: xwrite: No space left on device\n" "" "zero\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/chattr.test b/tests/chattr.test
index ad9f268..bbf8b09 100755
--- a/tests/chattr.test
+++ b/tests/chattr.test
@@ -11,64 +11,64 @@
 OUT="cd .."
 _t="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
 
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile &&
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile &&
          chattr +i testFile && lsattr testFile && echo "$_t" > testFile; 
          chattr -i testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT " "----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[re-write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[re-write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +i testFile && echo \"$_t\" > testFile || chattr -i testFile && 
          echo \"$_t\" > testFile && lsattr testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" \
          "------------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[append]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[append]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +i testFile && echo \"$_t\" >> testFile || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -i testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[move]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[move]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +i testFile && mv testFile testFile1 || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -i testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[delete]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[delete]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +i testFile && rm -f testFile || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -i testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[read]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[read]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +i testFile && cat testFile && lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -i testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "$_t\n----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && echo $_t > testFile || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -a testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "-----a------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[re-write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[re-write]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && echo $_t > testFile || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -a testFile && echo $_t > testFile && cat testFile && 
          lsattr testFile; rm -rf testFile; 
          $OUT" "-----a------- testFile\n$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[append]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[append]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && echo $_t >> testFile && cat testFile && 
          lsattr testFile && chattr -a testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" \
          "$_t\n$_t\n-----a------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[move]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[move]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && mv testFile testFile1 || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -a testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "-----a------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[delete]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[delete]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && rm -f testFile || lsattr testFile && 
          chattr -a testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "-----a------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]a FILE[read]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]a FILE[read]" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +a testFile && cat testFile && lsattr testFile && chattr -a testFile; 
          rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "$_t\n-----a------- testFile\n" "" ""
 
 for attr in "A" "a" "c" "D" "d" "i" "j" "s" "S" "t" "T" "u"
 do
-  testing "chattr [-/+]$attr FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+  testing "[-/+]$attr FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
            chattr +$attr testFile && cat testFile && chattr -$attr testFile && 
            lsattr testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
 done
 
 for attr in "A" "a" "c" "D" "d" "i" "j" "s" "S" "t" "T" "u"
 do
-  testing "chattr -$attr FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && chattr -$attr testFile &&
+  testing "-$attr FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && chattr -$attr testFile &&
            cat testFile && lsattr testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
 done
 
-testing "chattr [-/+]AacDdijsStTu FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
+testing "[-/+]AacDdijsStTu FILE" "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
          chattr +AacDdijsStTu testFile && cat testFile && chattr -AacDdijsStTu testFile && 
          lsattr testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]AacDdijsStTu(random) FILE" \
+testing "[-/+]AacDdijsStTu(random) FILE" \
         "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && 
         chattr +AacDdijsStTu testFile && cat testFile && chattr -A testFile &&
         chattr -a testFile && chattr -c testFile && chattr -D testFile &&
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         chattr -T testFile && chattr -u testFile && lsattr testFile &&
         chattr -AacDdijsStTu testFile; rm -rf testFile; $OUT" \
         "$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]AacDdijsStTu FILE*" "$IN && 
+testing "[-/+]AacDdijsStTu FILE*" "$IN && 
         echo "$_t" > testFile && echo "$_t" > testFile1 &&
         echo "$_t" > testFile2 && echo "$_t" > testFile3 &&
         echo "$_t" > testFile4 && echo "$_t" > testFile5 &&
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
        chattr +AacDdijsStTu testFile* &&
        cat testFile9 && chattr -AacDdijsStTu testFile* && lsattr testFile*; rm -rf testFile*; $OUT" \
        "$_t\n------------- testFile\n------------- testFile1\n------------- testFile10\n------------- testFile11\n------------- testFile2\n------------- testFile3\n------------- testFile4\n------------- testFile5\n------------- testFile6\n------------- testFile7\n------------- testFile8\n------------- testFile9\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]AacDdijsStTu(random) FILE*" \
+testing "[-/+]AacDdijsStTu(random) FILE*" \
         "$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile &&
         chattr +AacDdijsStTu testFile* && cat testFile && chattr -A testFile* &&
 	chattr -a testFile* && chattr -c testFile* && chattr -D testFile* &&
@@ -96,29 +96,29 @@
 	chattr -T testFile* && chattr -u testFile* && lsattr testFile;
         rm -rf testFile; $OUT" \
 	"$_t\n------------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]i FILE[write]" \
+testing "[-/+]i FILE[write]" \
 	"$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile &&
 	chattr +i testFile &&
 	echo \"$_t\" > testFile || lsattr testFile && chattr -i testFile;
 	rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "----i-------- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]A FILE[write]" \
+testing "[-/+]A FILE[write]" \
 	"$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && chattr +A testFile &&
 	echo \"$_t\" > testFile && lsattr testFile && chattr -A testFile;
 	rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "-------A----- testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr [-/+]s FILE[write]" \
+testing "[-/+]s FILE[write]" \
 	"$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile && chattr +s testFile &&
 	echo \"$_t\" > testFile && lsattr testFile && chattr -s testFile
 	rm -rf testFile; $OUT" "s------------ testFile\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr -v version FILE[write]" \
+testing "-v version FILE[write]" \
 	"$IN && echo "$_t" > testFile &&
 	chattr -v 1234 testFile && echo \"$_t\" > testFile && 
 	lsattr -v testFile; rm -rf testFile" \
 	" 1234 ------------- testFile\n" "" ""
 
 _a="-------A-----"
-testing "chattr -R [-/+]a FILE" "$IN && touch aa && chattr -R +A aa && lsattr aa &&
+testing "-R [-/+]a FILE" "$IN && touch aa && chattr -R +A aa && lsattr aa &&
 	chattr -R -A aa; rm -rf aa; $OUT" "$_a aa\n" "" ""
-testing "chattr -R [-/+]a FILE.." "$IN && touch aa bb &&
+testing "-R [-/+]a FILE.." "$IN && touch aa bb &&
 	chattr -R +A aa bb && lsattr aa bb &&
 	chattr -R -A aa bb; rm -rf aa bb; $OUT" "$_a aa\n$_a bb\n" "" ""
 
diff --git a/tests/chgrp.test b/tests/chgrp.test
index 5a741d9..16cd776 100755
--- a/tests/chgrp.test
+++ b/tests/chgrp.test
@@ -32,71 +32,71 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 # Basic smoketest
-testing "chgrp dir" "$IN chgrp root dir $OUT" \
+testing "dir" "$IN chgrp root dir $OUT" \
 	"root $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp file" "$IN chgrp root dir/file $OUT" \
+testing "file" "$IN chgrp root dir/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp dir and file" "$IN chgrp root dir dir/file $OUT" \
+testing "dir and file" "$IN chgrp root dir dir/file $OUT" \
 	"root $GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 # symlinks (affect target, not symlink)
-testing "chgrp symlink->file" "$IN chgrp root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "symlink->file" "$IN chgrp root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -h symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-h symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 # What does -h do (affect symlink, not target)
-testing "chgrp -h symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "-h symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -h symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-h symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -h root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 # chgrp -R (note, -h is implied by -R)
 
-testing "chgrp -R dir" "$IN chgrp -R root dir $OUT" \
+testing "-R dir" "$IN chgrp -R root dir $OUT" \
 	"root $GRP root root root $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -R dir2" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2 $OUT" \
+testing "-R dir2" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2 $OUT" \
 	"$GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP root root\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -R symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-R symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -R symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "-R symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -R root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root\n" "" ""
 
 # chgrp -RP (same as -R by itself)
 
-testing "chgrp -RP dir2" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2 $OUT" \
+testing "-RP dir2" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2 $OUT" \
 	"$GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP root root\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RP symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-RP symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RP symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "-RP symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RP root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP root\n" "" ""
 
 # chgrp -RH (change target but only recurse through symlink->dir on cmdline)
 
-testing "chgrp -RH dir2" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2 $OUT" \
+testing "-RH dir2" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2 $OUT" \
 	"$GRP root root root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RH symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-RH symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP root $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RH symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "-RH symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RH root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 # chgrp -RL (change target and always recurse through symlink->dir)
 
-testing "chgrp -RL dir2" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2 $OUT" \
+testing "-RL dir2" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2 $OUT" \
 	"$GRP root root root root $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RL symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-RL symlink->dir" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP root $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -RL symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2/file $OUT" \
+testing "-RL symlink->file" "$IN chgrp -RL root dir2/file $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 # -HLP are NOPs without -R
-testing "chgrp -H without -R" "$IN chgrp -H root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-H without -R" "$IN chgrp -H root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -L without -R" "$IN chgrp -L root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-L without -R" "$IN chgrp -L root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chgrp -P without -R" "$IN chgrp -P root dir2/dir $OUT" \
+testing "-P without -R" "$IN chgrp -P root dir2/dir $OUT" \
 	"$GRP $GRP root $GRP $GRP $GRP $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf testdir
diff --git a/tests/chmod.test b/tests/chmod.test
index 887f738..c2b64bd 100755
--- a/tests/chmod.test
+++ b/tests/chmod.test
@@ -41,205 +41,205 @@
         DASH=-
       fi
       DASHES=$(num2perm $u$g$o)
-      testing "chmod $u$g$o $type" "chmod $u$g$o $type && 
+      testing "$u$g$o $type" "chmod $u$g$o $type && 
         ls -ld $type | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "$DASH$DASHES\n" "" ""
     done
   done
 done
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod 750 dir 640 file" \
+testing "750 dir 640 file" \
   "chmod 750 dir 640 file 2>/dev/null ||
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-x---\n-rwxr-x---\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod 666 dir file" \
+testing "666 dir file" \
   "chmod 666 dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drw-rw-rw-\n-rw-rw-rw-\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod 765 *" "chmod 765 * &&
+testing "765 *" "chmod 765 * &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxrw-r-x\n-rwxrw-r-x\n" "" ""
 
 ##### u,g,o,a=r,w,x
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u=r dir file" "chmod u=r dir file &&
+testing "u=r dir file" "chmod u=r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr--r-xr-x\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u=w dir file" "chmod u=w dir file &&
+testing "u=w dir file" "chmod u=w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-w-r-xr-x\n--w-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u=x dir file" "chmod u=x dir file &&
+testing "u=x dir file" "chmod u=x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d--xr-xr-x\n---xr--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u+r dir file" "chmod u+r dir file &&
+testing "u+r dir file" "chmod u+r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u+w dir file" "chmod u+w dir file &&
+testing "u+w dir file" "chmod u+w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u+x dir file" "chmod u+x dir file &&
+testing "u+x dir file" "chmod u+x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rwxr--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u-r dir file" "chmod u-r dir file &&
+testing "u-r dir file" "chmod u-r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-wxr-xr-x\n--w-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u-w dir file" "chmod u-w dir file &&
+testing "u-w dir file" "chmod u-w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr-xr-xr-x\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod u-x dir file" "chmod u-x dir file &&
+testing "u-x dir file" "chmod u-x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drw-r-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g=r dir file" "chmod g=r dir file &&
+testing "g=r dir file" "chmod g=r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr--r-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g=w dir file" "chmod g=w dir file &&
+testing "g=w dir file" "chmod g=w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwx-w-r-x\n-rw--w-r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g=x dir file" "chmod g=x dir file &&
+testing "g=x dir file" "chmod g=x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwx--xr-x\n-rw---xr--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g+r dir file" "chmod g+r dir file &&
+testing "g+r dir file" "chmod g+r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g+w dir file" "chmod g+w dir file &&
+testing "g+w dir file" "chmod g+w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxrwxr-x\n-rw-rw-r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g+x dir file" "chmod g+x dir file &&
+testing "g+x dir file" "chmod g+x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r-xr--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g-r dir file" "chmod g-r dir file &&
+testing "g-r dir file" "chmod g-r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwx--xr-x\n-rw----r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g-w dir file" "chmod g-w dir file &&
+testing "g-w dir file" "chmod g-w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod g-x dir file" "chmod g-x dir file &&
+testing "g-x dir file" "chmod g-x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr--r-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o=r dir file" "chmod o=r dir file &&
+testing "o=r dir file" "chmod o=r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr--\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o=w dir file" "chmod o=w dir file &&
+testing "o=w dir file" "chmod o=w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-x-w-\n-rw-r---w-\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o=x dir file" "chmod o=x dir file &&
+testing "o=x dir file" "chmod o=x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-x--x\n-rw-r----x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o+r dir file" "chmod o+r dir file &&
+testing "o+r dir file" "chmod o+r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o+w dir file" "chmod o+w dir file &&
+testing "o+w dir file" "chmod o+w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xrwx\n-rw-r--rw-\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o+x dir file" "chmod o+x dir file &&
+testing "o+x dir file" "chmod o+x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r-x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o-r dir file" "chmod o-r dir file &&
+testing "o-r dir file" "chmod o-r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-x--x\n-rw-r-----\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o-w dir file" "chmod o-w dir file &&
+testing "o-w dir file" "chmod o-w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod o-x dir file" "chmod o-x dir file &&
+testing "o-x dir file" "chmod o-x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr--\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a=r dir file" "chmod a=r dir file &&
+testing "a=r dir file" "chmod a=r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr--r--r--\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a=w dir file" "chmod a=w dir file &&
+testing "a=w dir file" "chmod a=w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-w--w--w-\n--w--w--w-\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a=x dir file" "chmod a=x dir file &&
+testing "a=x dir file" "chmod a=x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d--x--x--x\n---x--x--x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a+r dir file" "chmod a+r dir file &&
+testing "a+r dir file" "chmod a+r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a+w dir file" "chmod a+w dir file &&
+testing "a+w dir file" "chmod a+w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxrwxrwx\n-rw-rw-rw-\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a+x dir file" "chmod a+x dir file &&
+testing "a+x dir file" "chmod a+x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rwxr-xr-x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a-r dir file" "chmod a-r dir file &&
+testing "a-r dir file" "chmod a-r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-wx--x--x\n--w-------\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a-w dir file" "chmod a-w dir file &&
+testing "a-w dir file" "chmod a-w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr-xr-xr-x\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod a-x dir file" "chmod a-x dir file &&
+testing "a-x dir file" "chmod a-x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drw-r--r--\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod =r dir file" "chmod =r dir file &&
+testing "=r dir file" "chmod =r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr--r--r--\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod =w dir file" "chmod =w dir file &&
+testing "=w dir file" "chmod =w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-w-------\n--w-------\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod =x dir file" "chmod =x dir file &&
+testing "=x dir file" "chmod =x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d--x--x--x\n---x--x--x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod +r dir file" "chmod +r dir file &&
+testing "+r dir file" "chmod +r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod +w dir file" "chmod +w dir file &&
+testing "+w dir file" "chmod +w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod +x dir file" "chmod +x dir file &&
+testing "+x dir file" "chmod +x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drwxr-xr-x\n-rwxr-xr-x\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod -r dir file" "chmod -r dir file &&
+testing "-r dir file" "chmod -r dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "d-wx--x--x\n--w-------\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod -w dir file" "chmod -w dir file &&
+testing "-w dir file" "chmod -w dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "dr-xr-xr-x\n-r--r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf dir file && mkdir dir && touch file
-testing "chmod -x dir file" "chmod -x dir file &&
+testing "-x dir file" "chmod -x dir file &&
    ls -ld dir file | cut -d' ' -f 1 | cut -d. -f 1" "drw-r--r--\n-rw-r--r--\n" "" ""
 
 # Removing test files for cleanup purpose
diff --git a/tests/chown.test b/tests/chown.test
index 408d5f3..95ad727 100755
--- a/tests/chown.test
+++ b/tests/chown.test
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 # Basic smoketest
-testing "chown initial" "chown root:root $F $OUT" "root root\n" "" ""
-testing "chown usr:grp" "chown $USR:$GRP $F $OUT" "$USR $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chown root"    "chown root $F $OUT" "root $GRP\n" "" ""
+testing "initial" "chown root:root $F $OUT" "root root\n" "" ""
+testing "usr:grp" "chown $USR:$GRP $F $OUT" "$USR $GRP\n" "" ""
+testing "root"    "chown root $F $OUT" "root $GRP\n" "" ""
 # TODO: can we test "owner:"?
-testing "chown :grp"    "chown root:root $F && chown :$GRP $F $OUT" \
+testing ":grp"    "chown root:root $F && chown :$GRP $F $OUT" \
     "root $GRP\n" "" ""
-testing "chown :"       "chown $USR:$GRP $F && chown : $F $OUT" \
+testing ":"       "chown $USR:$GRP $F && chown : $F $OUT" \
     "$USR $GRP\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf testdir
diff --git a/tests/cksum.test b/tests/cksum.test
index 152dc12..01938f4 100755
--- a/tests/cksum.test
+++ b/tests/cksum.test
@@ -6,24 +6,24 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 # Default behavior on stdin and on files.
-testing "cksum on stdin" "echo -n hello | cksum" "3287646509 5\n" "" ""
+testing "on stdin" "echo -n hello | cksum" "3287646509 5\n" "" ""
 echo -n "hello" > tmpfile
-testing "cksum on file" "cksum tmpfile" "3287646509 5 tmpfile\n" "" ""
+testing "on file" "cksum tmpfile" "3287646509 5 tmpfile\n" "" ""
 rm -f tmpfile
 touch one two
-testing "cksum on multiple files" "cksum one two" "4294967295 0 one\n4294967295 0 two\n" "" ""
+testing "on multiple files" "cksum one two" "4294967295 0 one\n4294967295 0 two\n" "" ""
 rm -f one two
 
 # Check the length suppression, both calculate the CRC on 'abc' but the second
 # option has length suppression on and has the length concatenated to 'abc'.
-testing "cksum on abc including length" "echo -n 'abc' | cksum" "1219131554 3\n" "" ""
-testing "cksum on abc excluding length" "echo -ne 'abc\x3' | cksum -N" "1219131554 4\n" "" ""
+testing "on abc including length" "echo -n 'abc' | cksum" "1219131554 3\n" "" ""
+testing "on abc excluding length" "echo -ne 'abc\x3' | cksum -N" "1219131554 4\n" "" ""
 
 # cksum on no contents gives 0xffffffff (=4294967295)
-testing "cksum on no data post-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum" "4294967295 0\n" "" ""
+testing "on no data post-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum" "4294967295 0\n" "" ""
 # If we do preinversion we will then get 0.
-testing "cksum on no data pre+post-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -P" "0 0\n" "" ""
+testing "on no data pre+post-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -P" "0 0\n" "" ""
 # If we skip the post-inversion we also get 0
-testing "cksum on no data no inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -I" "0 0\n" "" ""
+testing "on no data no inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -I" "0 0\n" "" ""
 # Two wrongs make a right.
-testing "cksum on no data pre-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -PI" "4294967295 0\n" "" ""
+testing "on no data pre-inversion" "echo -n "" | cksum -PI" "4294967295 0\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/cmp.test b/tests/cmp.test
index ef53b37..c3e8f5b 100755
--- a/tests/cmp.test
+++ b/tests/cmp.test
@@ -2,34 +2,34 @@
 
 [ -f testing.sh ] && . testing.sh
 
-testing "cmp not enough arguments [fail]" "cmp input 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "foo" ""
-testing "cmp missing file1 [fail]" "cmp file1 input 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "foo" ""
+testing "not enough arguments [fail]" "cmp input 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "foo" ""
+testing "missing file1 [fail]" "cmp file1 input 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "foo" ""
 
 #mkdir dir
-#testing "cmp directory [fail]" "cmp dir dir 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
+#testing "directory [fail]" "cmp dir dir 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
 	#"yes\n" "" ""
 #rmdir dir
 
 echo "ab
 c" > input2
 
-testing "cmp identical files, stdout" "cmp input input2" "" "ab\nc\n" ""
-testing "cmp identical files, return code" "cmp input input2 && echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nc\n" ""
+testing "identical files, stdout" "cmp input input2" "" "ab\nc\n" ""
+testing "identical files, return code" "cmp input input2 && echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nc\n" ""
 
-testing "cmp EOF, stderr" "cmp input input2 2>&1" "cmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
-testing "cmp EOF, return code" "cmp input input2 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
+testing "EOF, stderr" "cmp input input2 2>&1" "cmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
+testing "EOF, return code" "cmp input input2 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
 # The gnu/dammit version fails this because posix says "char" and they don't.
-testing "cmp diff, stdout" "cmp input input2" "input input2 differ: char 4, line 2\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
-testing "cmp diff, return code" "cmp input input2 > /dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
+testing "diff, stdout" "cmp input input2" "input input2 differ: char 4, line 2\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
+testing "diff, return code" "cmp input input2 > /dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
 
-testing "cmp -s EOF, return code" "cmp -s input input2 || echo yes"  "yes\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
-testing "cmp -s diff, return code" "cmp -s input input2 || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
+testing "-s EOF, return code" "cmp -s input input2 || echo yes"  "yes\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
+testing "-s diff, return code" "cmp -s input input2 || echo yes" "yes\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
 
-testing "cmp -l EOF, stderr" "cmp -l input input2 2>&1" "cmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
-testing "cmp -l diff and EOF, stdout and stderr" "cmp -l input input2 2>&1 | sort" "4 170 143\ncmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
+testing "-l EOF, stderr" "cmp -l input input2 2>&1" "cmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nc\nx" ""
+testing "-l diff and EOF, stdout and stderr" "cmp -l input input2 2>&1 | sort" "4 170 143\ncmp: EOF on input2\n" "ab\nx\nx" ""
 
 rm input2
 
-testing "cmp stdin and file" "cmp input -" "input - differ: char 4, line 2\n" "ab\nc\n" "ab\nx\n"
-#testing "cmp stdin and stdin" "cmp input -" "" "" "ab\nc\n"
+testing "stdin and file" "cmp input -" "input - differ: char 4, line 2\n" "ab\nc\n" "ab\nx\n"
+#testing "stdin and stdin" "cmp input -" "" "" "ab\nc\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/cp.test b/tests/cp.test
index 4327256..2b89e2f 100755
--- a/tests/cp.test
+++ b/tests/cp.test
@@ -7,45 +7,45 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "cp not enough arguments [fail]" "cp one 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
+testing "not enough arguments [fail]" "cp one 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp -missing source [fail]" "cp missing two 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
+testing "-missing source [fail]" "cp missing two 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp file->file" "cp random two && cmp random two && echo yes" \
+testing "file->file" "cp random two && cmp random two && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm two
 
 mkdir two
-testing "cp file->dir" "cp random two && cmp random two/random && echo yes" \
+testing "file->dir" "cp random two && cmp random two/random && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm two/random
-testing "cp file->dir/file" \
+testing "file->dir/file" \
 	"cp random two/random && cmp random two/random && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp -r dir->missing" \
+testing "-r dir->missing" \
 	"cp -r two three && cmp random three/random && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 touch walrus
-testing "cp -r dir->file [fail]" \
+testing "-r dir->file [fail]" \
 	"cp -r two walrus 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 touch two/three
-testing "cp -r dir hits file." \
+testing "-r dir hits file." \
 	"cp -r three two 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf two three walrus
 
 touch two
 chmod 000 two
-testing "cp file->inaccessable [fail]" \
+testing "file->inaccessable [fail]" \
 	"cp random two 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f two
 
 touch two
 chmod 000 two
-testing "cp -f file->inaccessable" \
+testing "-f file->inaccessable" \
 	"cp -f random two && cmp random two && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 mkdir sub
 chmod 000 sub
-testing "cp file->inaccessable_dir [fail]" \
+testing "file->inaccessable_dir [fail]" \
 	"cp random sub 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm two
 rmdir sub
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@
 
 #mkdir dir
 #touch file
-#testing "cp -rf dir file [fail]" "cp -rf dir file 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
+#testing "-rf dir file [fail]" "cp -rf dir file 2>/dev/null || echo yes" \
 #	"yes\n" "" ""
 #rm -rf dir file
 
 touch one two
-testing "cp file1 file2 missing [fail]" \
+testing "file1 file2 missing [fail]" \
 	"cp one two missing 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 mkdir dir
-testing "cp dir file missing [fail]" \
+testing "dir file missing [fail]" \
 	"cp dir two missing 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp -rf dir file missing [fail]" \
+testing "-rf dir file missing [fail]" \
 	"cp dir two missing 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp file1 file2 file [fail]" \
+testing "file1 file2 file [fail]" \
 	"cp random one two 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp file1 file2 dir" \
+testing "file1 file2 dir" \
 	"cp random one dir && cmp random dir/random && cmp one dir/one && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm one two random
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
 mkdir -p one/two/three/four
 touch one/two/three/five
 touch one/{six,seven,eight}
-testing "cp -r /abspath dest" \
+testing "-r /abspath dest" \
 	"cp -r \"$(readlink -f one)\" dir && diff -r one dir && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "cp -r dir again" "cp -r one/. dir && diff -r one dir && echo yes" \
+testing "-r dir again" "cp -r one/. dir && diff -r one dir && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 mkdir dir2
-testing "cp -r dir1/* dir2" \
+testing "-r dir1/* dir2" \
 	"cp -r one/* dir2 && diff -r one dir2 && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one dir dir2
 
diff --git a/tests/cpio.test b/tests/cpio.test
index 2d91b06..5158efa 100755
--- a/tests/cpio.test
+++ b/tests/cpio.test
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 # plus file sizes of at least 0-4.
 
 touch a bb ccc dddd
-testing "cpio name padding" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n" "" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n"
+testing "name padding" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n" "" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n"
 rm a bb ccc dddd
 
 touch a
 printf '1' >b
 printf '22' >c
 printf '333' >d
-testing "cpio file padding" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nb\nc\nd\n" "" "a\nb\nc\nd\n"
+testing "file padding" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nb\nc\nd\n" "" "a\nb\nc\nd\n"
 rm a b c d
 
 touch a
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 # the relevant bit should be here:
 # 110*5 + 4*3 + 2 + 6*3 = 550 + 12 + 20 = 582
 # files are padded to n*4, names are padded to 2 + n*4 due to the header length
-testing "cpio archive length" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 skip=291 count=5 2>/dev/null" "TRAILER!!!" "" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n"
-testing "cpio archive magic" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 count=3 2>/dev/null" "070701" "" "a\n"
+testing "archive length" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 skip=291 count=5 2>/dev/null" "TRAILER!!!" "" "a\nbb\nccc\ndddd\n"
+testing "archive magic" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 count=3 2>/dev/null" "070701" "" "a\n"
 # check name length (8 bytes before the empty "crc")
-testing "cpio name length" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 skip=47 count=4 2>/dev/null" "00000002" "" "a\n"
+testing "name length" "cpio -o -H newc|dd ibs=2 skip=47 count=4 2>/dev/null" "00000002" "" "a\n"
 rm a bb ccc dddd
 
 # archive dangling symlinks and empty files even if we cannot open them
 touch a; chmod a-rwx a; ln -s a/cant b
-testing "cpio archives unreadable empty files" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nb\n" "" "a\nb\n"
+testing "archives unreadable empty files" "cpio -o -H newc|cpio -it" "a\nb\n" "" "a\nb\n"
 chmod u+rw a; rm -f a b
 
 
diff --git a/tests/cut.test b/tests/cut.test
index a001952..f84acea 100755
--- a/tests/cut.test
+++ b/tests/cut.test
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 alpha:beta:gamma:delta:epsilon:zeta:eta:teta:iota:kappa:lambda:mu
 the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" >abc.txt
 
-testing "cut with -c (a-b)" "cut -c 4-10 abc.txt" ":two:th\nha:beta\n quick \n" "" ""
-testing "cut with -f (a-)" "cut -d ':' -f 5- abc.txt" "five:six:seven\nepsilon:zeta:eta:teta:iota:kappa:lambda:mu\nthe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\n" "" ""
+testing "with -c (a-b)" "cut -c 4-10 abc.txt" ":two:th\nha:beta\n quick \n" "" ""
+testing "with -f (a-)" "cut -d ':' -f 5- abc.txt" "five:six:seven\nepsilon:zeta:eta:teta:iota:kappa:lambda:mu\nthe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with -f (a)" "cut -d ' ' -f 3 abc.txt" "one:two:three:four:five:six:seven\nalpha:beta:gamma:delta:epsilon:zeta:eta:teta:iota:kappa:lambda:mu\nbrown\n" "" ""
+testing "with -f (a)" "cut -d ' ' -f 3 abc.txt" "one:two:three:four:five:six:seven\nalpha:beta:gamma:delta:epsilon:zeta:eta:teta:iota:kappa:lambda:mu\nbrown\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with echo, -c (a-b)" "echo 'ref_categorie=test' | cut -c 1-15 " "ref_categorie=t\n" "" ""
-testing "cut with echo, -c (a)" "echo 'ref_categorie=test' | cut -c 14" "=\n" "" ""
+testing "with echo, -c (a-b)" "echo 'ref_categorie=test' | cut -c 1-15 " "ref_categorie=t\n" "" ""
+testing "with echo, -c (a)" "echo 'ref_categorie=test' | cut -c 14" "=\n" "" ""
 
 # Modifying abc.txt data as per new testcase
 echo "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" >abc.txt
 
-testing "cut with -c (a,b,c)" "cut -c 4,5,20 abc.txt" "det\n" "" ""
+testing "with -c (a,b,c)" "cut -c 4,5,20 abc.txt" "det\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with -b (a,b,c)" "cut -b 4,5,20 abc.txt" "det\n" "" ""
+testing "with -b (a,b,c)" "cut -b 4,5,20 abc.txt" "det\n" "" ""
 
 # Modifying abc.txt data as per testcase
 echo "406378:Sales:Itorre:Jan
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 636496:Research:Ancholie:Mel
 396082:Sales:Jucacion:Ed" >abc.txt
 
-testing "cut with -d -f(:) -s" "cut -d: -f3 -s abc.txt" "Itorre\nNasium\nAncholie\nJucacion\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d -f(:) -s" "cut -d: -f3 -s abc.txt" "Itorre\nNasium\nAncholie\nJucacion\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with -d -f( ) -s" "cut -d' ' -f3 -s abc.txt && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d -f( ) -s" "cut -d' ' -f3 -s abc.txt && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with -d -f(a) -s" "cut -da -f3 -s abc.txt" "n\nsium:Jim\n\ncion:Ed\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d -f(a) -s" "cut -da -f3 -s abc.txt" "n\nsium:Jim\n\ncion:Ed\n" "" ""
 
-testing "cut with -d -f(a) -s -n" "cut -da -f3 -s -n abc.txt" "n\nsium:Jim\n\ncion:Ed\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d -f(a) -s -n" "cut -da -f3 -s -n abc.txt" "n\nsium:Jim\n\ncion:Ed\n" "" ""
 
 # Removing abc.txt file for cleanup purpose
 rm abc.txt
diff --git a/tests/date.test b/tests/date.test
index 62c0ed6..1d77faa 100644
--- a/tests/date.test
+++ b/tests/date.test
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 # Test Unix date parsing.
-testing "date -d @0" "TZ=UTC date -d @0 2>&1" "Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 GMT 1970\n" "" ""
-testing "date -d @0x123" "TZ=UTC date -d @0x123 2>&1" "date: bad date '@0x123'\n" "" ""
+testing "-d @0" "TZ=UTC date -d @0 2>&1" "Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 GMT 1970\n" "" ""
+testing "-d @0x123" "TZ=UTC date -d @0x123 2>&1" "date: bad date '@0x123'\n" "" ""
 
 # Test basic date parsing.
 # Note that toybox's -d format is not the same as coreutils'.
-testing "date -d 06021234" "TZ=UTC date -d 06021234 2>&1" "Sun Jun  2 12:34:00 UTC 1900\n" "" ""
-testing "date -d 060212341982" "TZ=UTC date -d 060212341982 2>&1" "Sun Jun  2 12:34:00 UTC 1982\n" "" ""
-testing "date -d 123" "TZ=UTC date -d 123 2>&1" "date: bad date '123'\n" "" ""
+testing "-d 06021234" "TZ=UTC date -d 06021234 2>&1" "Sun Jun  2 12:34:00 UTC 1900\n" "" ""
+testing "-d 060212341982" "TZ=UTC date -d 060212341982 2>&1" "Sun Jun  2 12:34:00 UTC 1982\n" "" ""
+testing "-d 123" "TZ=UTC date -d 123 2>&1" "date: bad date '123'\n" "" ""
 
 # Test parsing 2- and 4-digit years.
-testing "date -d 1110143115.30" "TZ=UTC date -d 1110143115.30 2>&1" "Sun Nov 10 14:31:30 UTC 1915\n" "" ""
-testing "date -d 111014312015.30" "TZ=UTC date -d 111014312015.30 2>&1" "Sun Nov 10 14:31:30 UTC 2015\n" "" ""
+testing "-d 1110143115.30" "TZ=UTC date -d 1110143115.30 2>&1" "Sun Nov 10 14:31:30 UTC 1915\n" "" ""
+testing "-d 111014312015.30" "TZ=UTC date -d 111014312015.30 2>&1" "Sun Nov 10 14:31:30 UTC 2015\n" "" ""
 
 # Accidentally given a Unix time, we should trivially reject that.
-testing "date Unix time missing @" "TZ=UTC date 1438053157 2>&1" \
+testing "Unix time missing @" "TZ=UTC date 1438053157 2>&1" \
   "date: bad date '1438053157'; Wed February 38 05:31:00 UTC 2057 != Sun Mar 10 05:31:00 UTC 2058\n" "" ""
 # But some invalid dates are more subtle, like Febuary 29th in a non-leap year.
-testing "date Feb 29th" "TZ=UTC date 022900001975 2>&1" \
+testing "Feb 29th" "TZ=UTC date 022900001975 2>&1" \
   "date: bad date '022900001975'; Wed Feb 29 00:00:00 UTC 1975 != Sat Mar  1 00:00:00 UTC 1975\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/dd.test b/tests/dd.test
index 9bdcac5..42cd170 100755
--- a/tests/dd.test
+++ b/tests/dd.test
@@ -10,74 +10,74 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "dd if=(file)" "dd if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
-testing "dd of=(file)" "dd of=file $opt && cat file" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd if=file of=file" "dd if=input of=foo $opt && cat foo && rm -f foo" \
+testing "if=(file)" "dd if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
+testing "of=(file)" "dd of=file $opt && cat file" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "if=file of=file" "dd if=input of=foo $opt && cat foo && rm -f foo" \
   "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
-testing "dd if=file | dd of=file" "dd if=input $opt | dd of=foo $opt &&
+testing "if=file | dd of=file" "dd if=input $opt | dd of=foo $opt &&
    cat foo && rm -f foo" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
-testing "dd (stdout)" "dd $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd sync,noerror" \
+testing "(stdout)" "dd $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "sync,noerror" \
   "dd if=input of=outFile seek=8860 bs=1M conv=sync,noerror $opt &&
    stat -c \"%s\" outFile && rm -f outFile" "9291431936\n" "I WANT\n" ""
-testing "dd if=file of=(null)" \
+testing "if=file of=(null)" \
   "dd if=input of=/dev/null $opt && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "I WANT\n" ""
-testing "dd with if of bs" \
+testing "with if of bs" \
   "dd if=/dev/zero of=sda.txt bs=512 count=1 $opt &&
    stat -c '%s' sda.txt && rm -f sda.txt" "512\n" "" ""
-testing "dd with if of ibs obs" \
+testing "with if of ibs obs" \
   "dd if=/dev/zero of=sda.txt ibs=512 obs=256 count=1 $opt &&
    stat -c '%s' sda.txt && rm -f sda.txt" "512\n" "" ""
-testing "dd with if of ibs obs count" \
+testing "with if of ibs obs count" \
   "dd if=/dev/zero of=sda.txt ibs=512 obs=256 count=3 $opt &&
    stat -c '%s' sda.txt && rm -f sda.txt" "1536\n" "" ""
 
 ln -s input softlink
-testing "dd if=softlink" "dd if=softlink $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
+testing "if=softlink" "dd if=softlink $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 unlink softlink
 
 ln -s file softlink
-testing "dd if=file of=softlink" "dd if=input of=softlink $opt &&
+testing "if=file of=softlink" "dd if=input of=softlink $opt &&
    [ -f file -a -L softlink ] && cat softlink" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 unlink softlink && rm -f file
 
-testing "dd if=file of=file (same file)" "dd if=input of=input $opt &&
+testing "if=file of=file (same file)" "dd if=input of=input $opt &&
    [ -f input ] && cat input && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd with ibs obs bs" "dd ibs=2 obs=5 bs=9 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd with ibs obs bs if" "dd ibs=2 obs=5 bs=9 if=input $opt" \
+testing "with ibs obs bs" "dd ibs=2 obs=5 bs=9 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "with ibs obs bs if" "dd ibs=2 obs=5 bs=9 if=input $opt" \
   "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd with ibs obs count" "dd ibs=1 obs=1 count=1 $opt" "I" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd with ibs obs count if" "dd ibs=1 obs=1 count=3 if=input $opt" \
+testing "with ibs obs count" "dd ibs=1 obs=1 count=1 $opt" "I" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "with ibs obs count if" "dd ibs=1 obs=1 count=3 if=input $opt" \
   "I W" "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd with count" "dd count=1 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd with count if" "dd count=1 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
+testing "with count" "dd count=1 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "with count if" "dd count=1 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd with skip" "dd skip=0 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd with skip if" "dd skip=0 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
+testing "with skip" "dd skip=0 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "with skip if" "dd skip=0 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd with seek" "dd seek=0 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd with seek if" "dd seek=0 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
+testing "with seek" "dd seek=0 $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "with seek if" "dd seek=0 if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" "I WANT\n" ""
 
 # These type of conv is not supported in toybox: 'ascii', 'ebcdic', 'ibm',
 # 'block', 'unblock', 'nocreat', 'notronc', 'lcase', 'ucase', 'excl', 'swab'
 
 # Testing only 'notrunc', 'noerror', 'fsync', 'sync'
 
-testing "dd conv=notrunc" "dd conv=notrunc $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd conv=notrunc with IF" "dd conv=notrunc if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
+testing "conv=notrunc" "dd conv=notrunc $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "conv=notrunc with IF" "dd conv=notrunc if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
   "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd conv=noerror" "dd conv=noerror $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd conv=noerror with IF" "dd conv=noerror if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
+testing "conv=noerror" "dd conv=noerror $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "conv=noerror with IF" "dd conv=noerror if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
   "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd conv=fsync" "dd conv=fsync $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd conv=fsync with IF" "dd conv=fsync if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
+testing "conv=fsync" "dd conv=fsync $opt" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "conv=fsync with IF" "dd conv=fsync if=input $opt" "I WANT\n" \
   "I WANT\n" ""
 
-testing "dd conv=sync" "dd conv=sync $opt | head -n 1" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
-testing "dd conv=sync with IF" "dd conv=sync if=input $opt | head -n 1" "I WANT\n" \
+testing "conv=sync" "dd conv=sync $opt | head -n 1" "I WANT\n" "" "I WANT\n"
+testing "conv=sync with IF" "dd conv=sync if=input $opt | head -n 1" "I WANT\n" \
   "I WANT\n" ""
diff --git a/tests/dirname.test b/tests/dirname.test
index a007538..3ea8919 100755
--- a/tests/dirname.test
+++ b/tests/dirname.test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "dirname /-only" "dirname ///////" "/\n" "" ""
-testing "dirname trailing /" "dirname a//////" ".\n" "" ""
-testing "dirname combined" "dirname /////a///b///c///d/////" "/////a///b///c\n" "" ""
-testing "dirname /a/" "dirname /////a///" "/\n" "" ""
+testing "/-only" "dirname ///////" "/\n" "" ""
+testing "trailing /" "dirname a//////" ".\n" "" ""
+testing "combined" "dirname /////a///b///c///d/////" "/////a///b///c\n" "" ""
+testing "/a/" "dirname /////a///" "/\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/du.test b/tests/du.test
index 81fb528..a096074 100755
--- a/tests/du.test
+++ b/tests/du.test
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@
 # while -k is the default on most Linux systems
 
 mkdir -p du_test/test du_2/foo
-testing "du (no options)" "du -k du_test" "4\tdu_test/test\n8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
-testing "du -s" "du -k -s du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "(no options)" "du -k du_test" "4\tdu_test/test\n8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-s" "du -k -s du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
 ln -s ../du_2 du_test/xyz
 # "du shall count the size of the symbolic link"
 # The tests assume that like for most POSIX systems symbolic
 # links are stored directly in the inode so that the
 # allocated file space is zero.
-testing "du counts symlinks without following" "du -ks du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
-testing "du -L follows symlinks" "du -ksL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "counts symlinks without following" "du -ks du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-L follows symlinks" "du -ksL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
 ln -s . du_test/up
-testing "du -L avoid endless loop" "du -ksL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-L avoid endless loop" "du -ksL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
 rm du_test/up
 # if -H and -L are specified, the last takes priority
-testing "du -HL follows symlinks" "du -ksHL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
-testing "du -H does not follow unspecified symlinks" "du -ksH du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
-testing "du -LH does not follow unspecified symlinks" "du -ksLH du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
-testing "du -H follows specified symlinks" "du -ksH du_test/xyz" "8\tdu_test/xyz\n" "" ""
+testing "-HL follows symlinks" "du -ksHL du_test" "16\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-H does not follow unspecified symlinks" "du -ksH du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-LH does not follow unspecified symlinks" "du -ksLH du_test" "8\tdu_test\n" "" ""
+testing "-H follows specified symlinks" "du -ksH du_test/xyz" "8\tdu_test/xyz\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf du_test du_2
 
diff --git a/tests/echo.test b/tests/echo.test
index 3f562fd..5849964 100755
--- a/tests/echo.test
+++ b/tests/echo.test
@@ -12,26 +12,26 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 testing "echo" "$CMD && echo yes" "\nyes\n" "" ""
-testing "echo 1 2 3" "$CMD one  two	three" "one two three\n" "" ""
-testing "echo with spaces" "$CMD 'one  two	three'" \
+testing "1 2 3" "$CMD one  two	three" "one two three\n" "" ""
+testing "with spaces" "$CMD 'one  two	three'" \
 	"one  two	three\n" "" ""
-testing "echo -n" "$CMD -n" "" "" ""
-testing "echo -n one" "$CMD -n one" "one" "" ""
-testing "echo one -n" "$CMD one -n" "one -n\n" "" ""
-testing "echo -en" "$CMD -en 'one\ntwo'" "one\ntwo" "" ""
-testing "echo --hello" "$CMD --hello" "--hello\n" "" ""
-testing "echo -e all" "$CMD -e '\a\b\c\f\n\r\t\v\\\0123'" \
+testing "-n" "$CMD -n" "" "" ""
+testing "-n one" "$CMD -n one" "one" "" ""
+testing "one -n" "$CMD one -n" "one -n\n" "" ""
+testing "-en" "$CMD -en 'one\ntwo'" "one\ntwo" "" ""
+testing "--hello" "$CMD --hello" "--hello\n" "" ""
+testing "-e all" "$CMD -e '\a\b\c\f\n\r\t\v\\\0123'" \
 	"\a\b\c\f\n\r\t\v\\\0123\n" "" ""
-testing "echo -nex hello" "$CMD -nex hello" "-nex hello\n" "" ""
+testing "-nex hello" "$CMD -nex hello" "-nex hello\n" "" ""
 
 # Octal formatting tests
-testing "echo -e octal values" \
+testing "-e octal values" \
 	"$CMD -ne '\01234 \0060 \060 \0130\0131\0132 \077\012'" \
 	"S4 0 0 XYZ ?\n" "" ""
 
 # Hexadecimal value tests
-testing "echo -e hexadecimal values" \
+testing "-e hexadecimal values" \
 	"$CMD -ne '\x534 \x30 \x58\x59\x5a \x3F\x0A'"\
 	"S4 0 XYZ ?\n" "" ""
 
-testing "echo -e \p" "$CMD -e '\\p'" "\\p\n" "" ""
+testing "-e \p" "$CMD -e '\\p'" "\\p\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/expand.test b/tests/expand.test
index 510f89f..d93d070 100755
--- a/tests/expand.test
+++ b/tests/expand.test
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 # some basic tests
 
-testing "expand default" "expand input" "        foo     bar\n" "\tfoo\tbar\n" ""
-testing "expand default stdin" "expand"  "        foo     bar\n" "" "\tfoo\tbar\n"
-testing "expand single" "expand -t 2 input" "  foo bar\n" "\tfoo\tbar\n" ""
-testing "expand tablist" "expand -t 5,10,12 input" "     foo  bar foo\n" "\tfoo\tbar\tfoo\n" ""
-testing "expand backspace" "expand input" "foobarfoo\b\b bar\n" "foobarfoo\b\b\tbar\n" ""
+testing "default" "expand input" "        foo     bar\n" "\tfoo\tbar\n" ""
+testing "default stdin" "expand"  "        foo     bar\n" "" "\tfoo\tbar\n"
+testing "single" "expand -t 2 input" "  foo bar\n" "\tfoo\tbar\n" ""
+testing "tablist" "expand -t 5,10,12 input" "     foo  bar foo\n" "\tfoo\tbar\tfoo\n" ""
+testing "backspace" "expand input" "foobarfoo\b\b bar\n" "foobarfoo\b\b\tbar\n" ""
 
 # advanced tests
 
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
     BIGTAB=$BIGTAB$BIGTAB
     TABSTOP=$[$TABSTOP*2]
 done
-testing "expand long tab single" "expand -t $TABSTOP input" "${BIGTAB}foo\n" "\tfoo\n" ""
-testing "expand long tab tablist" "expand -t $TABSTOP,$[TABSTOP+5] input" \
+testing "long tab single" "expand -t $TABSTOP input" "${BIGTAB}foo\n" "\tfoo\n" ""
+testing "long tab tablist" "expand -t $TABSTOP,$[TABSTOP+5] input" \
         "${BIGTAB}foo  bar\n" "\tfoo\tbar\n" ""
 
-testing "expand multiline single" "expand -t 4 input" "foo \n    bar\n" "foo\t\n\tbar\n" ""
-testing "expand multiline tablist" "expand -t 4,8 input" \
+testing "multiline single" "expand -t 4 input" "foo \n    bar\n" "foo\t\n\tbar\n" ""
+testing "multiline tablist" "expand -t 4,8 input" \
         "foo     bar\n    bar foo\n" "foo\t\tbar\n\tbar\tfoo\n" ""
 POW=15
 BIGLINE="foo "
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
     EXPANDLINE="${BIGLINE}    foo\n"
 fi
 BIGLINE="${BIGLINE}\tfoo\n"
-testing "expand long line single" "expand input" \
+testing "long line single" "expand input" \
         "${EXPANDLINE}" "$BIGLINE" ""
diff --git a/tests/expr.test b/tests/expr.test
index 33900d7..c95d030 100755
--- a/tests/expr.test
+++ b/tests/expr.test
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 [ -f testing.sh ] && . testing.sh
 
-testing "expr integer" "expr 5" "5\n" "" ""
-testing "expr integer negative" "expr -5" "-5\n" "" ""
-testing "expr string" "expr astring" "astring\n" "" ""
-testing "expr 1 + 3" "expr 1 + 3" "4\n" "" ""
-testing "expr 5 + 6 * 3" "expr 5 + 6 \* 3" "23\n" "" ""
-testing "expr ( 5 + 6 ) * 3" "expr \( 5 + 6 \) \* 3" "33\n" "" ""
-testing "expr * / same priority" "expr 4 \* 3 / 2"  "6\n" "" ""
-testing "expr / * same priority" "expr 3 / 2 \* 4" "4\n" "" ""
-testing "expr & before |" "expr 0 \| 1 \& 0" "0\n" "" ""
-testing "expr | after &" "expr 1 \| 0 \& 0" "1\n" "" ""
-testing "expr | & same priority" "expr 0 \& 0 \| 1" "1\n" "" ""
-testing "expr % * same priority" "expr 3 % 2 \* 4" "4\n" "" ""
-testing "expr * % same priority" "expr 3 \* 2 % 4" "2\n" "" ""
-testing "expr = > same priority" "expr 0 = 2 \> 3" "0\n" "" ""
-testing "expr > = same priority" "expr 3 \> 2 = 1" "1\n" "" ""
-testing "expr string becomes integer" "expr ab21xx : '[^0-9]*\([0-9]*\)' + 3" \
+testing "integer" "expr 5" "5\n" "" ""
+testing "integer negative" "expr -5" "-5\n" "" ""
+testing "string" "expr astring" "astring\n" "" ""
+testing "1 + 3" "expr 1 + 3" "4\n" "" ""
+testing "5 + 6 * 3" "expr 5 + 6 \* 3" "23\n" "" ""
+testing "( 5 + 6 ) * 3" "expr \( 5 + 6 \) \* 3" "33\n" "" ""
+testing "* / same priority" "expr 4 \* 3 / 2"  "6\n" "" ""
+testing "/ * same priority" "expr 3 / 2 \* 4" "4\n" "" ""
+testing "& before |" "expr 0 \| 1 \& 0" "0\n" "" ""
+testing "| after &" "expr 1 \| 0 \& 0" "1\n" "" ""
+testing "| & same priority" "expr 0 \& 0 \| 1" "1\n" "" ""
+testing "% * same priority" "expr 3 % 2 \* 4" "4\n" "" ""
+testing "* % same priority" "expr 3 \* 2 % 4" "2\n" "" ""
+testing "= > same priority" "expr 0 = 2 \> 3" "0\n" "" ""
+testing "> = same priority" "expr 3 \> 2 = 1" "1\n" "" ""
+testing "string becomes integer" "expr ab21xx : '[^0-9]*\([0-9]*\)' + 3" \
 	"24\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/factor.test b/tests/factor.test
index ed1cc22..2ec557a 100755
--- a/tests/factor.test
+++ b/tests/factor.test
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "factor -32" "factor -32" "-32: -1 2 2 2 2 2\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 0" "factor 0" "0: 0\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 1" "factor 1" "1: 1\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 2" "factor 2" "2: 2\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 3" "factor 3" "3: 3\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 4" "factor 4" "4: 2 2\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 10000000017" "factor 10000000017" \
+testing "-32" "factor -32" "-32: -1 2 2 2 2 2\n" "" ""
+testing "0" "factor 0" "0: 0\n" "" ""
+testing "1" "factor 1" "1: 1\n" "" ""
+testing "2" "factor 2" "2: 2\n" "" ""
+testing "3" "factor 3" "3: 3\n" "" ""
+testing "4" "factor 4" "4: 2 2\n" "" ""
+testing "10000000017" "factor 10000000017" \
         "10000000017: 3 3 3 7 7 7 1079797\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 10000000018" "factor 10000000018" \
+testing "10000000018" "factor 10000000018" \
         "10000000018: 2 131 521 73259\n" "" ""
-testing "factor 10000000019" "factor 10000000019" \
+testing "10000000019" "factor 10000000019" \
         "10000000019: 10000000019\n" "" ""
 
-testing "factor 3 6 from stdin" "factor" "3: 3\n6: 2 3\n" "" "3 6"
-testing "factor stdin newline" "factor" "3: 3\n6: 2 3\n" "" "3\n6\n"
+testing "3 6 from stdin" "factor" "3: 3\n6: 2 3\n" "" "3 6"
+testing "stdin newline" "factor" "3: 3\n6: 2 3\n" "" "3\n6\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/find.test b/tests/find.test
index 710684e..580d195 100755
--- a/tests/find.test
+++ b/tests/find.test
@@ -18,30 +18,30 @@
 
 # Testing operators
 
-testing "find -type l -a -type d -o -type p" \
+testing "-type l -a -type d -o -type p" \
 	"find dir -type l -a -type d -o -type p" "dir/fifo\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l -type d -o -type p" "find dir -type l -type d -o -type p" \
+testing "-type l -type d -o -type p" "find dir -type l -type d -o -type p" \
 	"dir/fifo\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l -o -type d -a -type p" \
+testing "-type l -o -type d -a -type p" \
 	"find dir -type l -o -type d -a -type p" "dir/link\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l -o -type d -type p" "find dir -type l -o -type d -type p" \
+testing "-type l -o -type d -type p" "find dir -type l -o -type d -type p" \
 	"dir/link\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l ( -type d -o -type l )" \
+testing "-type l ( -type d -o -type l )" \
 	"find dir -type l \( -type d -o -type l \)" "dir/link\n" "" ""
-testing "find extra parentheses" \
+testing "extra parentheses" \
 	"find dir \( \( -type l \) \( -type d -o \( \( -type l \) \) \) \)" \
 	"dir/link\n" "" ""
-testing "find ( -type p -o -type d ) -type p" \
+testing "( -type p -o -type d ) -type p" \
 	"find dir \( -type p -o -type d \) -type p" "dir/fifo\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l -o -type d -type p -o -type f" \
+testing "-type l -o -type d -type p -o -type f" \
 	"find dir -type l -o -type d -type p -o -type f | sort" \
 	"dir/file\ndir/link\n" "" ""
 
 # Testing short-circuit evaluations
 
-testing "find -type f -a -print" \
+testing "-type f -a -print" \
 	"find dir -type f -a -print" "dir/file\n" "" ""
-testing "find -print -o -print" \
+testing "-print -o -print" \
 	"find dir -type f -a \( -print -o -print \)" "dir/file\n" "" ""
 
 # these were erroring or segfaulting:
@@ -50,44 +50,44 @@
 
 # Testing previous failures
 
-testing "find -type f -user -exec" \
+testing "-type f -user -exec" \
   "find dir -type f -user $USER -exec ls {} \\;" "dir/file\n" "" ""
-testing "find -type l -newer -exec" \
+testing "-type l -newer -exec" \
   "find dir -type l -newer dir/file -exec ls {} \\;" "dir/link\n" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (exact success)" \
+testing "-perm (exact success)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm 0444" "perm/all-read-only\n" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (exact failure)" \
+testing "-perm (exact failure)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm 0400" "" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (min success)" \
+testing "-perm (min success)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm -0400" "perm/all-read-only\n" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (min failure)" \
+testing "-perm (min failure)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm -0600" "" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (any success)" \
+testing "-perm (any success)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm -0444" "perm/all-read-only\n" "" ""
-testing "find -perm (any failure)" \
+testing "-perm (any failure)" \
   "find perm -type f -perm -0222" "" "" ""
 
 # Still fails
 
-testing "find unterminated -exec {}" \
+testing "unterminated -exec {}" \
   "find dir -type f -exec ls {} 2>/dev/null || echo bad" "bad\n" "" ""
-testing "find -exec {} +" \
+testing "-exec {} +" \
   "find dir -type f -exec ls {} +" "dir/file\n" "" ""
 
 # `find . -iname` was segfaulting
-testing "find -name file" \
+testing "-name file" \
   "find dir -name file" "dir/file\n" "" ""
-testing "find -name FILE" \
+testing "-name FILE" \
   "find dir -name FILE" "" "" ""
 
-testing "find -iname file" \
+testing "-iname file" \
   "find dir -iname FILE" "dir/file\n" "" ""
-testing "find -iname FILE" \
+testing "-iname FILE" \
   "find dir -iname FILE" "dir/file\n" "" ""
 
 
-testing "find -name (no arguments)" \
+testing "-name (no arguments)" \
   "find dir -name 2>&1" "find: '-name' needs 1 arg\n" "" ""
-testing "find -iname (no arguments)" \
+testing "-iname (no arguments)" \
   "find dir -iname 2>&1" "find: '-iname' needs 1 arg\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir
diff --git a/tests/fstype.test b/tests/fstype.test
index cf0987a..cc7a620 100755
--- a/tests/fstype.test
+++ b/tests/fstype.test
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 BDIR="$TOPDIR/tests/blkid"
 
 bzcat "$BDIR"/squashfs.bz2 > temp.img
-testing "fstype file" "fstype temp.img" 'squashfs\n' "" ""
+testing "file" "fstype temp.img" 'squashfs\n' "" ""
 rm temp.img
 
 for i in cramfs ext2 ext3 ext4 f2fs ntfs squashfs vfat xfs
 do
-  testing "fstype $i" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/$i.bz2 | fstype -' "$i\n" "" ""
+  testing "$i" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/$i.bz2 | fstype -' "$i\n" "" ""
 done
 
-testing "fstype msdos" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/msdos.bz2 | fstype -' 'vfat\n' "" ""
-testing "fstype reiserfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/reiser3.bz2 | fstype -' 'reiserfs\n' "" ""
+testing "msdos" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/msdos.bz2 | fstype -' 'vfat\n' "" ""
+testing "reiserfs" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/reiser3.bz2 | fstype -' 'reiserfs\n' "" ""
 
 #testing "blkid minix" 'bzcat "$BDIR"/minix.bz2 | blkid -'
 #adfs bfs btrfs cramfs jfs nilfs romfs
diff --git a/tests/grep.test b/tests/grep.test
index 4b52b5b..227fee0 100755
--- a/tests/grep.test
+++ b/tests/grep.test
@@ -7,105 +7,105 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "grep -c" "grep -c 123 input" "3\n" "123\ncount 123\n123\nfasdfasdf" ""
+testing "-c" "grep -c 123 input" "3\n" "123\ncount 123\n123\nfasdfasdf" ""
 
 echo -e "this is test" > foo
 echo -e "this is test2" > foo2
 echo -e "this is foo3" > foo3
-testing "grep -l" "grep -l test foo foo2 foo3" "foo\nfoo2\n" "" ""
+testing "-l" "grep -l test foo foo2 foo3" "foo\nfoo2\n" "" ""
 rm foo foo2 foo3
 
-testing "grep -q" "grep -q test input && echo yes" "yes\n" "this is a test\n" ""
-testing "grep -E" "grep -E '[0-9]' input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1\n" \
+testing "-q" "grep -q test input && echo yes" "yes\n" "this is a test\n" ""
+testing "-E" "grep -E '[0-9]' input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1\n" \
   "1234123asdfas123123\nabc\n1\nabcde" ""
-testing "grep -e" "grep -e '[0-9]' input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1\n" \
+testing "-e" "grep -e '[0-9]' input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1\n" \
   "1234123asdfas123123\nabc\n1\nabcde" ""
-testing "grep -e -e" "grep -e one -e two -e three input" \
+testing "-e -e" "grep -e one -e two -e three input" \
   "two\ntwo\nthree\none\n" "two\ntwo\nthree\nand\none\n" ""
-testing "grep -F" "grep -F is input" "this is test\nthis is test2\n" \
+testing "-F" "grep -F is input" "this is test\nthis is test2\n" \
   "this is test\nthis is test2\ntest case" ""
 
 echo -e "this is test\nthis is test2\ntest case" > foo
 echo -e "hello this is test" > foo2
 echo -e "hi hello" > foo3
-testing "grep -H" "grep -H is foo foo2 foo3" "foo:this is test\nfoo:this is test2\nfoo2:hello this is test\n" "" ""
+testing "-H" "grep -H is foo foo2 foo3" "foo:this is test\nfoo:this is test2\nfoo2:hello this is test\n" "" ""
 rm foo foo2 foo3
 
-testing "grep -b" "grep -b is input" "0:this is test\n13:this is test2\n" \
+testing "-b" "grep -b is input" "0:this is test\n13:this is test2\n" \
   "this is test\nthis is test2\ntest case" ""
-testing "grep -i" "grep -i is input" "thisIs test\nthis is test2\n" \
+testing "-i" "grep -i is input" "thisIs test\nthis is test2\n" \
   "thisIs test\nthis is test2\ntest case" ""
-testing "grep -n" "grep -n is input" "1:this is test\n2:this is test2\n" \
+testing "-n" "grep -n is input" "1:this is test\n2:this is test2\n" \
   "this is test\nthis is test2\ntest case" ""
-testing "grep -o" "grep -o is input" "is\nis\nis\nis\n" \
+testing "-o" "grep -o is input" "is\nis\nis\nis\n" \
   "this is test\nthis is test2\ntest case" ""
-testing "grep -s" "grep -hs hello asdf input 2>&1" "hello\n" "hello\n" ""
-testing "grep -v" "grep -v abc input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1ABa\n" \
+testing "-s" "grep -hs hello asdf input 2>&1" "hello\n" "hello\n" ""
+testing "-v" "grep -v abc input" "1234123asdfas123123\n1ABa\n" \
   "1234123asdfas123123\n1ABabc\nabc\n1ABa\nabcde" ""
-testing "grep -w" "grep -w abc input" "abc\n123 abc\nabc 123\n123 abc 456\n" \
+testing "-w" "grep -w abc input" "abc\n123 abc\nabc 123\n123 abc 456\n" \
   "1234123asdfas123123\n1ABabc\nabc\n1ABa\nabcde\n123 abc\nabc 123\n123 abc 456\n" ""
-testing "grep -x" "grep -x abc input" "abc\n" \
+testing "-x" "grep -x abc input" "abc\n" \
   "aabcc\nabc\n" ""
 
-testing "grep -H (standard input)" "grep -H abc" "(standard input):abc\n" \
+testing "-H (standard input)" "grep -H abc" "(standard input):abc\n" \
   "" "abc\n"
-testing "grep -l (standard input)" "grep -l abc" "(standard input)\n" \
+testing "-l (standard input)" "grep -l abc" "(standard input)\n" \
   "" "abc\n"
-testing "grep -n two inputs" "grep -hn def - input" "2:def\n2:def\n" \
+testing "-n two inputs" "grep -hn def - input" "2:def\n2:def\n" \
   "abc\ndef\n" "abc\ndef\n"
 
-testing "grep pattern with newline" "grep 'abc
+testing "pattern with newline" "grep 'abc
 def' input" "aabcc\nddeff\n" \
   "aaaa\naabcc\n\dddd\nddeff\nffff\n" ""
 
-testing "grep -lH" "grep -lH abc input" "input\n" "abc\n" ""
-testing "grep -cn" "grep -cn abc input" "1\n" "abc\n" ""
-testing "grep -cH" "grep -cH abc input" "input:1\n" "abc\n" ""
-testing "grep -qs" "grep -qs abc none input && echo yes" "yes\n" "abc\n" ""
-testing "grep -hl" "grep -hl abc input" "input\n" "abc\n" ""
-testing "grep -b stdin" "grep -b one" "0:one\n4:one\n8:one\n" "" "one\none\none\n"
-testing "grep -o overlap" "grep -bo aaa" "1:aaa\n" "" "baaaa\n"
+testing "-lH" "grep -lH abc input" "input\n" "abc\n" ""
+testing "-cn" "grep -cn abc input" "1\n" "abc\n" ""
+testing "-cH" "grep -cH abc input" "input:1\n" "abc\n" ""
+testing "-qs" "grep -qs abc none input && echo yes" "yes\n" "abc\n" ""
+testing "-hl" "grep -hl abc input" "input\n" "abc\n" ""
+testing "-b stdin" "grep -b one" "0:one\n4:one\n8:one\n" "" "one\none\none\n"
+testing "-o overlap" "grep -bo aaa" "1:aaa\n" "" "baaaa\n"
 # nonobvious: -co counts lines, not matches
-testing "grep -co" "grep -co one input" "1\n" "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -nom" "grep -nom 2 one" "1:one\n1:one\n1:one\n2:one\n2:one\n" \
+testing "-co" "grep -co one input" "1\n" "one one one\n" ""
+testing "-nom" "grep -nom 2 one" "1:one\n1:one\n1:one\n2:one\n2:one\n" \
   "" "one one one\none one\none"
-testing "grep -vo" "grep -vo one input" "two\nthree\n" "onetwoonethreeone\n" ""
-testing "grep no newline" "grep -h one input -" \
+testing "-vo" "grep -vo one input" "two\nthree\n" "onetwoonethreeone\n" ""
+testing "no newline" "grep -h one input -" \
   "hello one\nthere one\n" "hello one" "there one"
 
-testing "grep -e multi" "grep -e one -ethree input" \
+testing "-e multi" "grep -e one -ethree input" \
   "three\none\n" "three\ntwo\none\n" ""
 # Suppress filenames for recursive test because dunno order they'd occur in
 mkdir sub
 echo -e "one\ntwo\nthree" > sub/one
 echo -e "three\ntwo\none" > sub/two
-testing "grep -hr" "grep -hr one sub" "one\none\n" "" ""
-testing "grep -r file" "grep -r three sub/two" "three\n" "" ""
-testing "grep -r dir" "grep -r one sub | sort" "sub/one:one\nsub/two:one\n" \
+testing "-hr" "grep -hr one sub" "one\none\n" "" ""
+testing "-r file" "grep -r three sub/two" "three\n" "" ""
+testing "-r dir" "grep -r one sub | sort" "sub/one:one\nsub/two:one\n" \
   "" ""
 rm -rf sub
 
 # -x exact match trumps -F's "empty string matches whole line" behavior
-testing "grep -Fx ''" "grep -Fx '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -F ''" "grep -F '' input" "one one one\n" "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -F -e blah -e ''" "grep -F -e blah -e '' input" "one one one\n" \
+testing "-Fx ''" "grep -Fx '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
+testing "-F ''" "grep -F '' input" "one one one\n" "one one one\n" ""
+testing "-F -e blah -e ''" "grep -F -e blah -e '' input" "one one one\n" \
   "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -e blah -e ''" "grep -e blah -e '' input" "one one one\n" \
+testing "-e blah -e ''" "grep -e blah -e '' input" "one one one\n" \
   "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -w ''" "grep -w '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep -w '' 2" "grep -w '' input" "one  two\n" "one  two\n" ""
-testing "grep -w \\1" "grep -wo '\\(x\\)\\1'" "xx\n" "" "xx"
-testing "grep -o ''" "grep -o '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
-testing "grep backref" 'grep -e "a\(b\)" -e "b\(c\)\1"' "bcc\nab\n" \
+testing "-w ''" "grep -w '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
+testing "-w '' 2" "grep -w '' input" "one  two\n" "one  two\n" ""
+testing "-w \\1" "grep -wo '\\(x\\)\\1'" "xx\n" "" "xx"
+testing "-o ''" "grep -o '' input" "" "one one one\n" ""
+testing "backref" 'grep -e "a\(b\)" -e "b\(c\)\1"' "bcc\nab\n" \
   "" "bcc\nbcb\nab\n"
 
-testing "grep -A" "grep -A 2 yes" "yes\nno\nno\n--\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno\n" \
+testing "-A" "grep -A 2 yes" "yes\nno\nno\n--\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno\n" \
   "" "yes\nno\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno"
-testing "grep -B" "grep -B 1 yes" "no\nyes\n--\nno\nyes\nno\nyes\n" \
+testing "-B" "grep -B 1 yes" "no\nyes\n--\nno\nyes\nno\nyes\n" \
   "" "no\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nyes"
-testing "grep -C" "grep -C 1 yes" \
+testing "-C" "grep -C 1 yes" \
   "yes\nno\n--\nno\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nyes\nno\n" \
   "" "yes\nno\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nno\nyes\nno\nyes\nno\nno"
-testing "grep -HnC" "grep -HnC1 two" \
+testing "-HnC" "grep -HnC1 two" \
   "(standard input)-1-one\n(standard input):2:two\n(standard input)-3-three\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
diff --git a/tests/groupadd.test b/tests/groupadd.test
index 0395e01..091dccf 100755
--- a/tests/groupadd.test
+++ b/tests/groupadd.test
@@ -15,33 +15,33 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "groupadd group_name (text)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name (text)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name (alphanumeric)" "groupadd toy1Test2Group3 &&
+testing "group_name (alphanumeric)" "groupadd toy1Test2Group3 &&
    grep '^toy1Test2Group3:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toy1Test2Group3 $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name (numeric)" "groupadd 987654321 &&
+testing "group_name (numeric)" "groupadd 987654321 &&
    grep '^987654321:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel 987654321 $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name (with ./-)" "groupadd toy.1Test-2Group.3 &&
+testing "group_name (with ./-)" "groupadd toy.1Test-2Group.3 &&
    grep '^toy.1Test-2Group.3:' /etc/group $arg &&
    groupdel toy.1Test-2Group.3 $arg && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 _s210=`echo $_s70$_s70$_s70`
-testing "groupadd group_name (long string)" "groupadd $_s210 &&
+testing "group_name (long string)" "groupadd $_s210 &&
    grep '^$_s210:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel $_s210 $arg && echo 'yes'" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name with group_id" "groupadd -g 49999 toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name with group_id" "groupadd -g 49999 toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name with group_id (system_group)" \
+testing "group_name with group_id (system_group)" \
   "groupadd -g 49999 -S toyTestGroup && grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg &&
    groupdel toyTestGroup $arg && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name (system_group)" "groupadd -S toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name (system_group)" "groupadd -S toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupadd group_name (add/del user)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name (add/del user)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupadd $USER toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:.*:.*:.*$USER.*' /etc/group $arg &&
    groupdel $USER toyTestGroup $arg || groupdel toyTestGroup &&
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
  echo "Testing to add single group multiple times after removing it..."
  for each in {01..20}
  do
-   testing "groupadd group_name ($each)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
+   testing "group_name ($each)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
       grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
       echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
  done
diff --git a/tests/groupdel.test b/tests/groupdel.test
index 6abb4bf..ea9ee9a 100755
--- a/tests/groupdel.test
+++ b/tests/groupdel.test
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "groupdel group_name (text)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name (text)" "groupadd toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupdel group_name (alphanumeric)" "groupadd toy1Test2Group3 &&
+testing "group_name (alphanumeric)" "groupadd toy1Test2Group3 &&
    grep '^toy1Test2Group3:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toy1Test2Group3 $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupdel group_name (numeric)" "groupadd 987654321 &&
+testing "group_name (numeric)" "groupadd 987654321 &&
    grep '^987654321:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel 987654321 $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupdel group_name (with ./-)" "groupadd toy.1Test-2Group.3 &&
+testing "group_name (with ./-)" "groupadd toy.1Test-2Group.3 &&
    grep '^toy.1Test-2Group.3:' /etc/group $arg &&
    groupdel toy.1Test-2Group.3 $arg && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "groupdel group_name with group_id" "groupadd -g 49999 toyTestGroup &&
+testing "group_name with group_id" "groupadd -g 49999 toyTestGroup &&
    grep '^toyTestGroup:' /etc/group $arg && groupdel toyTestGroup $arg &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/head.test b/tests/head.test
index d4eecd9..83d9399 100755
--- a/tests/head.test
+++ b/tests/head.test
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 testing "head, stdin" "head -n 1 && echo yes" "one\nyes\n" "" "one\ntwo"
 testing "head, stdin via -" "head -n 1 - && echo yes" "one\nyes\n" "" "one\ntwo"
 testing "head, file" "head input -n 1 && echo yes" "one\nyes\n" "one\ntwo" ""
-testing "head -number" "head -2 input && echo yes" "one\ntwo\nyes\n" \
+testing "-number" "head -2 input && echo yes" "one\ntwo\nyes\n" \
 	"one\ntwo\nthree\nfour" ""
 testing "head, default lines" "head" "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n" "" "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12"
 
diff --git a/tests/hostname.test b/tests/hostname.test
index 56e4a2a..5107ce2 100755
--- a/tests/hostname.test
+++ b/tests/hostname.test
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 # New hostname
 NewHostname="NewHostName.system"
 
-testing "hostname get" "hostname" "$hostnameOut\n" "" ""
-testing "hostname set, Get and then Reset" "hostname $NewHostname; hostname; hostname $hostnameOut; hostname" "$NewHostname\n$hostnameOut\n" "" ""
+testing "get" "hostname" "$hostnameOut\n" "" ""
+testing "set, Get and then Reset" "hostname $NewHostname; hostname; hostname $hostnameOut; hostname" "$NewHostname\n$hostnameOut\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/ifconfig.test b/tests/ifconfig.test
index c30c74c..34fcde0 100755
--- a/tests/ifconfig.test
+++ b/tests/ifconfig.test
@@ -35,76 +35,76 @@
 
 # Test Description: Disable the dummy0 interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig, no lines with dummy0 are displayed
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 down and if config /-only" \
+testing "dummy0 down and if config /-only" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 down && ifconfig dummy0 | grep dummy | wc -l" \
 "0\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Enable the dummy0 interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig, one line with dummy0 is displayed
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 up" \
+testing "dummy0 up" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 up && ifconfig dummy0 | grep dummy | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Set the ip address of the dummy0 interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, one line displays the ip
 #                   address selected
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 10.240.240.240" \
+testing "dummy0 10.240.240.240" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 10.240.240.240 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 10\.240\.240\.240 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Change the netmask to the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, one line displays the
 #                   netmask selected
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 netmask 255.255.240.0" \
+testing "dummy0 netmask 255.255.240.0" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 netmask 255.255.240.0 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 255\.255\.240\.0 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Change the broadcast address to the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, one line displays the
 #                   broadcast address selected
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 broadcast 10.240.240.255" \
+testing "dummy0 broadcast 10.240.240.255" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 broadcast 10.240.240.255 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 10\.240\.240\.255 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Revert to the default ip address
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines
 #                   displaying the ip address previously selected
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 default" \
+testing "dummy0 default" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 default && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 10\.240\.240\.240 | wc -l" \
 "0\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Change the Maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   selected MTU
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 mtu 1269" \
+testing "dummy0 mtu 1269" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 mtu 1269 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 1269 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Verify ifconfig add fails with such a small mtu
 # Results Expected: There is one line of error message containing
 #                   "No buffer space available"
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 add ::2 -- too small mtu" \
+testing "dummy0 add ::2 -- too small mtu" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 add ::2 2>&1 | grep No\ buffer\ space\ available | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Change the Maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   selected MTU
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 mtu 2000" \
+testing "dummy0 mtu 2000" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 mtu 2000 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep 2000 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Verify ifconfig add succeeds with a larger mtu
 # Results Expected: after calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   selected ip address
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 add ::2" \
+testing "dummy0 add ::2" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 add ::2/126 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep \:\:2\/126 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Verify ifconfig del removes the selected ip6 address
 # Results Expected: after calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   selected ip address
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 del ::2" \
+testing "dummy0 del ::2" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 del ::2/126 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep \:\:2 | wc -l" \
 "0\n" "" ""
 
@@ -112,21 +112,21 @@
 #                   preparation for the next test
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   NOARP flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 arp down" \
+testing "dummy0 arp down" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 arp down && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i NOARP | wc -l" \
 "0\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Call the pointtopoint option with no argument
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   NOARP and UP flags
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 pointtopoint" \
+testing "dummy0 pointtopoint" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 pointtopoint && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i NOARP | grep -i UP | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Test the pointtopoint option and set the ipaddress
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   word inet and the selected ip address
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 pointtopoint 127.0.0.2" \
+testing "dummy0 pointtopoint 127.0.0.2" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 pointtopoint 127.0.0.2 && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i inet | grep -i 127\.0\.0\.2 | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
@@ -135,56 +135,56 @@
 # Test Description: Enable allmulti mode on the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   allmulti flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 allmulti" \
+testing "dummy0 allmulti" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 allmulti && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i allmulti | wc -l" "1\n" \
 "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Disable multicast mode the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   allmulti flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 -allmulti" \
+testing "dummy0 -allmulti" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 -allmulti && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i allmulti | wc -l" "0\n" \
 "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Disable NOARP mode on the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   NOARP flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 arp" \
+testing "dummy0 arp" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 arp && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i NOARP | wc -l" "0\n" \
 "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Enable NOARP mode on the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   NOARP flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 -arp" \
+testing "dummy0 -arp" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 -arp && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i NOARP | wc -l" "1\n" \
 "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Enable multicast mode on the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   multicast flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 multicast" \
+testing "dummy0 multicast" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 multicast && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i multicast | wc -l" \
 "1\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Disable multicast mode the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   multicast flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 -multicast" \
+testing "dummy0 -multicast" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 -multicast && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i multicast | wc -l" \
 "0\n" "" ""
 
 # Test Description: Enable promiscuous mode the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there is one line with the
 #                   promisc flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 promisc" \
+testing "dummy0 promisc" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 promisc && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i promisc | wc -l" "1\n" \
 "" ""
 
 # Disable promiscuous mode the interface
 # Results Expected: After calling ifconfig dummy0, there are no lines with the
 #                   promisc flag
-testing "ifconfig dummy0 -promisc" \
+testing "dummy0 -promisc" \
 "ifconfig dummy0 -promisc && ifconfig dummy0 | grep -i promisc | wc -l" "0\n" \
 "" ""
 
diff --git a/tests/link.test b/tests/link.test
index 5851129..d91b794 100755
--- a/tests/link.test
+++ b/tests/link.test
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 echo "" >foo
-testing "link fails on non-existent file" "link foo/foo baz || echo GOOD" "GOOD\n" "" ""
+testing "fails on non-existent file" "link foo/foo baz || echo GOOD" "GOOD\n" "" ""
 rm -f foo bar
 
 echo file1 > file
-testing "link create_hardlink" "link file hlink && [ file -ef hlink ] &&
+testing "create_hardlink" "link file hlink && [ file -ef hlink ] &&
           echo 'yes'; rm  -rf hlink" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 echo hlink1 > hlink
 set +e
-testing "link preserves_hardlinks" "link file hlink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'; rm -rf hlink" \
+testing "preserves_hardlinks" "link file hlink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'; rm -rf hlink" \
           "yes\n" "" ""
 
 echo file1 > file
-testing "link create_hardlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "link file hlink &&
+testing "create_hardlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "link file hlink &&
           [ file -ef hlink ] && rm -rf file && [ -f hlink ] && echo 'yes'; rm -f file hlink" \
           "yes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/ln.test b/tests/ln.test
index aea3ab0..3e70cd8 100755
--- a/tests/ln.test
+++ b/tests/ln.test
@@ -9,62 +9,62 @@
 #set -x
 
 echo file1 > file
-testing "ln create_hardlink" "ln file hlink && [ file -ef hlink ] &&
+testing "create_hardlink" "ln file hlink && [ file -ef hlink ] &&
           echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "ln create_softlink" "ln -s file slink && [ -L slink ] &&
+testing "create_softlink" "ln -s file slink && [ -L slink ] &&
           readlink slink" "file\n" "" ""
 rm slink hlink
 
 echo hlink1 > hlink
-testing "ln force_create_hardlink" "ln -f file hlink &&
+testing "force_create_hardlink" "ln -f file hlink &&
           [ file -ef hlink ] && cat hlink 2>/dev/null" "file1\n" "" ""
 
 echo slink1 > slink
-testing "ln force_create_softlink" "ln -f -s file slink &&
+testing "force_create_softlink" "ln -f -s file slink &&
           [ -L slink ] && readlink slink" "file\n" "" ""
 rm slink hlink
 
 echo hlink1 > hlink
 set +e
-testing "ln preserves_hardlinks" "ln file hlink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'" \
+testing "preserves_hardlinks" "ln file hlink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'" \
           "yes\n" "" ""
 
 echo slink1 > slink
 set +e
-testing "ln preserves_softlinks" "ln -s file slink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'" \
+testing "preserves_softlinks" "ln -s file slink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes'" \
           "yes\n" "" ""
 rm slink hlink
 
 mkdir dir
-testing "ln multilevel_symbolic_links" "ln -s dir slink &&
+testing "multilevel_symbolic_links" "ln -s dir slink &&
           ln -s file slink && [ -L slink -a -L slink/file ] &&
           readlink slink && readlink slink/file" "dir\nfile\n" "" ""
 rm slink
 
-testing "ln no_dereference" "ln -s dir slink &&
+testing "no_dereference" "ln -s dir slink &&
           ln -n -s file slink 2>/dev/null || [ -L slink ] && readlink slink" \
           "dir\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file dir slink
 
 touch file1 file2 && mkdir dir
-testing "ln create_multiple_hardlinks" "ln file* dir/ &&
+testing "create_multiple_hardlinks" "ln file* dir/ &&
    [ file1 -ef dir/file1 -a file2 -ef dir/file2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* dir
 
 touch file1 file2 && mkdir dir
-testing "ln create_multiple_softlinks" "ln -s file* dir/ &&
+testing "create_multiple_softlinks" "ln -s file* dir/ &&
           [ -L dir/file1 -a -L dir/file2 ] && readlink dir/file1 &&
           readlink dir/file2" "file1\nfile2\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* dir
 
 echo file1 > file
-testing "ln create_softlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "ln -s file slink &&
+testing "create_softlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "ln -s file slink &&
           [ -L slink ] && rm file && cat slink 2>/dev/null || echo 'yes' " \
           "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file slink
 
 echo file1 > file
-testing "ln create_hardlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "ln file hlink &&
+testing "create_hardlink_and_remove_sourcefile" "ln file hlink &&
           [ file -ef hlink ] && rm file && [ -f hlink ] && echo 'yes'" \
           "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file hlink
diff --git a/tests/ls.test b/tests/ls.test
index 9866eb7..07850de 100755
--- a/tests/ls.test
+++ b/tests/ls.test
@@ -17,36 +17,36 @@
 IN="cd lstest"
 OUT="cd .. "
 
-testing "ls no argument" "$IN && ls; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with wild char" "$IN && ls file*; $OUT" "file1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with wild char - long listing" "$IN && ls -1 file*; $OUT" "file1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -p" "$IN && ls -p; $OUT" "dir1/\ndir2/\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -a" "$IN && ls -a; $OUT" \
+testing "no argument" "$IN && ls; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with wild char" "$IN && ls file*; $OUT" "file1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with wild char - long listing" "$IN && ls -1 file*; $OUT" "file1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -p" "$IN && ls -p; $OUT" "dir1/\ndir2/\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -a" "$IN && ls -a; $OUT" \
         ".\n..\ndir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n.hfile1\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -A" "$IN && ls -A; $OUT" \
+testing "with -A" "$IN && ls -A; $OUT" \
         "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n.hfile1\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -d" "$IN && ls -d; $OUT" ".\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with wild char and -d *" "$IN && ls -d *; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -k" "$IN && ls -k; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -m" "$IN && ls -m; $OUT" "dir1, dir2, file1.txt, file2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -F" "$IN && ls -F; $OUT" "dir1/\ndir2/\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
-testing "ls with -dk *" "$IN && ls -dk *; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d" "$IN && ls -d; $OUT" ".\n" "" ""
+testing "with wild char and -d *" "$IN && ls -d *; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -k" "$IN && ls -k; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -m" "$IN && ls -m; $OUT" "dir1, dir2, file1.txt, file2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -F" "$IN && ls -F; $OUT" "dir1/\ndir2/\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -dk *" "$IN && ls -dk *; $OUT" "dir1\ndir2\nfile1.txt\nfile2.txt\n" "" ""
 
 ln -s file1.txt lstest/slink
-testing "ls softlink - long listing" "$IN && ls -l slink | awk '{ print \$NF }' ; $OUT" \
+testing "softlink - long listing" "$IN && ls -l slink | awk '{ print \$NF }' ; $OUT" \
           "file1.txt\n" "" ""
 rm -f lstest/slink
 
 ln -s /dev/null/nosuchfile lstest/nosuchfile
-testing "ls with -d - broken softlink" "$IN && ls -d nosuchfile; $OUT" "nosuchfile\n" "" ""
+testing "with -d - broken softlink" "$IN && ls -d nosuchfile; $OUT" "nosuchfile\n" "" ""
 rm -f lstest/nosuchfile
 
 rm -rf lstest/* && mkdir -p lstest/dir1 && touch lstest/file1.txt
-testing "ls nested recursively" "$IN && ls -R; $OUT" \
+testing "nested recursively" "$IN && ls -R; $OUT" \
           ".:\ndir1\nfile1.txt\n\n./dir1:\n" "" ""
 
 rm -rf lstest/* && touch lstest/file1.txt && INODE=`stat -c %i lstest/file1.txt`
-testing "ls with -i" "$IN && ls -i 2>/dev/null; $OUT" "$INODE file1.txt\n" "" ""
+testing "with -i" "$IN && ls -i 2>/dev/null; $OUT" "$INODE file1.txt\n" "" ""
 unset INODE
 
 # Removing test dir for cleanup purpose
diff --git a/tests/lsattr.test b/tests/lsattr.test
index 5616dfc..c2c7c61 100755
--- a/tests/lsattr.test
+++ b/tests/lsattr.test
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@
 _b="-------------"
 _A="-------A-----"
 
-testing "lsattr file" "lsattr file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr file_path" "lsattr $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -R file" "lsattr -R file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -R file_path" "lsattr -R $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -a file" "lsattr -a file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -a file_path" "lsattr -a $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -d ." "lsattr -d ." "$_b .\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -d dir_path" "lsattr -d $_p" "$_b $_p\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -d file" "lsattr -d file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -d file_path" "lsattr -d $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
+testing "file" "lsattr file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
+testing "file_path" "lsattr $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
+testing "-R file" "lsattr -R file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
+testing "-R file_path" "lsattr -R $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
+testing "-a file" "lsattr -a file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
+testing "-a file_path" "lsattr -a $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
+testing "-d ." "lsattr -d ." "$_b .\n" "" ""
+testing "-d dir_path" "lsattr -d $_p" "$_b $_p\n" "" ""
+testing "-d file" "lsattr -d file" "$_A file\n" "" ""
+testing "-d file_path" "lsattr -d $_p/file" "$_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
 sp_44="                                            "
-testing "lsattr -l file" "lsattr -l file" "file  $sp_44 No_Atime\n" "" ""
+testing "-l file" "lsattr -l file" "file  $sp_44 No_Atime\n" "" ""
 _v="12345"
-testing "lsattr -v file" "chattr -v $_v * && lsattr -v file" \
+testing "-v file" "chattr -v $_v * && lsattr -v file" \
   "$_v $_A file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -v file_path" "chattr -v $_v * && lsattr -v $_p/file" \
+testing "-v file_path" "chattr -v $_v * && lsattr -v $_p/file" \
   "$_v $_A $_p/file\n" "" ""
-testing "lsattr -Radlv file1 file2" "chattr -v $_v * &&
+testing "-Radlv file1 file2" "chattr -v $_v * &&
    lsattr -Radlv file input" \
   "$_v file  $sp_44 No_Atime\n$_v input $sp_44 ---\n" "" ""
 
diff --git a/tests/md5sum.test b/tests/md5sum.test
index 741ec62..c4dfec9 100755
--- a/tests/md5sum.test
+++ b/tests/md5sum.test
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 # These tests are from RFC 1321 appendix 5, reshuffled slightly to test
 # varying argument numbers
 
-testing "md5sum ''" "md5sum" "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  -\n" "" ""
-testing "md5sum infile" "md5sum input" \
+testing "''" "md5sum" "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  -\n" "" ""
+testing "infile" "md5sum input" \
   "0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661  input\n" "a" ""
-testing "md5sum two files" "md5sum - input" \
+testing "two files" "md5sum - input" \
   "900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72  -\nf96b697d7cb7938d525a2f31aaf161d0  input\n" \
   "message digest" "abc"
-testing "md5sum 4" "md5sum" "c3fcd3d76192e4007dfb496cca67e13b  -\n" \
+testing "4" "md5sum" "c3fcd3d76192e4007dfb496cca67e13b  -\n" \
   "" "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
-testing "md5sum 5" "md5sum" "d174ab98d277d9f5a5611c2c9f419d9f  -\n" \
+testing "5" "md5sum" "d174ab98d277d9f5a5611c2c9f419d9f  -\n" \
   "" "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
-testing "md5sum 6" "md5sum" "57edf4a22be3c955ac49da2e2107b67a  -\n" \
+testing "6" "md5sum" "57edf4a22be3c955ac49da2e2107b67a  -\n" \
   "" "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890"
 
diff --git a/tests/mkdir.test b/tests/mkdir.test
index 8b2f99f..e1bdb88 100755
--- a/tests/mkdir.test
+++ b/tests/mkdir.test
@@ -8,66 +8,66 @@
 rmdir one
 
 touch existing
-testing "mkdir existing" \
+testing "existing" \
 	"mkdir existing 2> /dev/null || [ -f existing ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm existing
 
-testing "mkdir one two" \
+testing "one two" \
 	"mkdir one two && [ -d one ] && [ -d two ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rmdir one two
 
-testing "mkdir missing/one" \
+testing "missing/one" \
 	"mkdir missing/one 2> /dev/null || [ ! -d missing ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
-testing "mkdir -p" \
+testing "-p" \
 	"mkdir -p one/two/three && [ -d one/two/three ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one
 
 mkdir existing
-testing "mkdir -p existing" "mkdir -p existing && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-p existing" "mkdir -p existing && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rmdir existing
 
 umask 123
-testing "mkdir (default permissions)" \
+testing "(default permissions)" \
 	"mkdir one && stat -c %a one" "654\n" "" ""
 rmdir one
 
-testing "mkdir -m 124" \
+testing "-m 124" \
 	"mkdir -m 124 one && stat -c %a one" "124\n" "" ""
 rmdir one
 
 umask 000
-testing "mkdir -p -m 653" \
+testing "-p -m 653" \
 	"mkdir -p -m 653 one/two && stat -c %a one && stat -c %a one/two" \
 	"777\n653\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one
 
-testing "mkdir -p one/two/ (trailing slash)" \
+testing "-p one/two/ (trailing slash)" \
 	"mkdir -p one/two/ &&  [ -d one/two ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one
 
 umask 022
-testing "mkdir -p -m 777 (022 umask)" \
+testing "-p -m 777 (022 umask)" \
 	"mkdir -p -m 777 one/two && stat -c %a one && stat -c %a one/two" \
 	"755\n777\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one
 
 umask 377
-testing "mkdir -p -m 777 (377 umask)" \
+testing "-p -m 777 (377 umask)" \
 	"mkdir -p -m 777 one/two && stat -c %a one && stat -c %a one/two" \
 	"700\n777\n" "" ""
 umask 002
 rm -rf one
 
-testing "mkdir -vp" "mkdir -vp walrus 2>&1" \
+testing "-vp" "mkdir -vp walrus 2>&1" \
 	"mkdir: created directory 'walrus'\n" "" ""
 
-testing "mkdir -vp exists" "mkdir -vp walrus 2>&1" \
+testing "-vp exists" "mkdir -vp walrus 2>&1" \
 	"" "" ""
 rm -rf walrus
 
 touch two
-testing "mkdir continue after fail" \
+testing "continue after fail" \
 	"mkdir -m 777 one two three 2>/dev/null || stat -c %a three" \
 	"777\n" "" ""
 rm -rf one two three
diff --git a/tests/mkfifo.test b/tests/mkfifo.test
index b0253fe..faaad1f 100755
--- a/tests/mkfifo.test
+++ b/tests/mkfifo.test
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
 rm one
 
 touch existing
-testing "mkfifo existing" \
+testing "existing" \
 	"mkfifo existing 2> /dev/null || [ -f existing ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm existing
 
-testing "mkfifo one two" \
+testing "one two" \
 	"mkfifo one two && [ -p one ] && [ -p two ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm one two
 
 umask 123
-testing "mkfifo (default permissions)" \
+testing "(default permissions)" \
 	"mkfifo one && stat -c %a one" "644\n" "" ""
 rm one
 
 umask 000
 
-testing "mkfifo -m 124" \
+testing "-m 124" \
 	"mkfifo -m 124 one && stat -c %a one" "124\n" "" ""
 rm -f one
diff --git a/tests/modinfo.test b/tests/modinfo.test
index ac94ce0..0a8c2be 100755
--- a/tests/modinfo.test
+++ b/tests/modinfo.test
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 
 #We expect they have ne2k-pci as a module.
 
-testing "modinfo gets right number of fields" "modinfo ne2k-pci |cut -d: -f1 |grep -v ver|sort" "alias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nauthor\ndepends\ndescription\nfilename\nlicense\nparm\nparm\nparm\n" "" ""
-testing "modinfo treats - and _ as equivalent" "modinfo ne2k_pci |cut -d: -f1 |grep -v ver|sort" "alias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nauthor\ndepends\ndescription\nfilename\nlicense\nparm\nparm\nparm\n" "" ""
+testing "gets right number of fields" "modinfo ne2k-pci |cut -d: -f1 |grep -v ver|sort" "alias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nauthor\ndepends\ndescription\nfilename\nlicense\nparm\nparm\nparm\n" "" ""
+testing "treats - and _ as equivalent" "modinfo ne2k_pci |cut -d: -f1 |grep -v ver|sort" "alias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nalias\nauthor\ndepends\ndescription\nfilename\nlicense\nparm\nparm\nparm\n" "" ""
 
 # Output of -F filename should be an absolute path to the module.
 # Otherwise, initrd generating scripts will break.
 
-testing "modinfo -F filename gets absolute path" "[ -e `modinfo -F filename ne2k-pci` ] && echo ne2k-pci " "ne2k-pci\n" "" ""
+testing "-F filename gets absolute path" "[ -e `modinfo -F filename ne2k-pci` ] && echo ne2k-pci " "ne2k-pci\n" "" ""
 
-testing "modinfo supports multiple modules" "modinfo -F filename ne2k-pci 8390 | wc -l" "2\n" "" ""
+testing "supports multiple modules" "modinfo -F filename ne2k-pci 8390 | wc -l" "2\n" "" ""
 
-testing "modinfo does not output filename for bad module" "modinfo -F filename zxcvbnm__9753" "" "" ""
+testing "does not output filename for bad module" "modinfo -F filename zxcvbnm__9753" "" "" ""
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mount.test b/tests/mount.test
index d64bfc6..6590b94 100755
--- a/tests/mount.test
+++ b/tests/mount.test
@@ -20,69 +20,69 @@
 }
 reCreateTmpFs
 
-testing "mount $root_fs /mnt" \
+testing "$root_fs /mnt" \
   "mount $root_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && test -e /testDir && rmdir /testDir" "" "" ""
-testing "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
+testing "$tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
   "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && ! test -e /mnt/testDir" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
 
 chmod 444 /mnt
-testing "mount $root_fs /mnt (read_only dir)" \
+testing "$root_fs /mnt (read_only dir)" \
   "mount $root_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && test -e /testDir && rmdir /testDir" "" "" ""
-testing "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt (read_only dir)" \
+testing "$tmp_b_fs /mnt (read_only dir)" \
   "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && ! test -e /mnt/testDir" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
 chmod 755 /mnt
-testing "mount -w $root_fs /mnt (write_only mode)" \
+testing "-w $root_fs /mnt (write_only mode)" \
   "mount -w $root_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && test -e /testDir && rmdir /testDir" "" "" ""
-testing "mount -w $tmp_b_fs /mnt (write_only mode)" \
+testing "-w $tmp_b_fs /mnt (write_only mode)" \
   "mount -w $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && ! test -e /mnt/testDir" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
-testing "mount -rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt (read_write mode)" \
+testing "-rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt (read_write mode)" \
   'mount -rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null && mkdir /mnt/testDir && \
    sleep 1 && ! test -e /mnt/testDir && umount /mnt' "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
-testing "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt -t fs_type" \
+testing "$tmp_b_fs /mnt -t fs_type" \
   "mount $tmp_b_fs /mnt -t $tmp_b_fs_type >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
    mkdir /mnt/testDir && sleep 1 && umount /mnt &&
    ! test -e /mnt/testDir" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
 mkdir -p testDir1/testDir2 testDir
 echo "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" > testDir1/testDir2/testFile
-testing "mount -o bind dir1 dir2" \
+testing "-o bind dir1 dir2" \
   'mount -o bind testDir1 testDir >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
    cat testDir/testDir2/testFile && sleep 1 && umount testDir' \
   "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\n" "" ""
-testing "mount -o rbind dir1 dir2" \
+testing "-o rbind dir1 dir2" \
   'mount -o rbind testDir1 testDir >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
    cat testDir/testDir2/testFile && sleep 1 && umount testDir' \
   "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\n" "" ""
-testing "mount -o loop $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
+testing "-o loop $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
   "mount -o loop $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDirp &&
    sleep 1 && umount -d /mnt && ! test -e /mnt/testDirp" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
 
 mkdir testDir2
-testing "mount -o move mount_1 mount_2" \
+testing "-o move mount_1 mount_2" \
   "mount $tmp_b_fs testDir1 && mkdir testDir1/testDirr &&
    mount -o move testDir1 testDir2 && test -r testDir2/testDirr &&
    sleep 1 && umount testDir2" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
-testing "mount -o rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
+testing "-o rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
   "mount -o rw $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 && mkdir /mnt/testDir &&
    sleep 1 && umount /mnt && ! test -e /mnt/testDir" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
-testing "mount -o ro $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
+testing "-o ro $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
   "mount -o ro $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
    mkdir /mnt/testDir 2>/dev/null || sleep 1 && umount /mnt" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
-testing "mount -o ro,remount $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
+testing "-o ro,remount $tmp_b_fs /mnt" \
   "mount -o ro $tmp_b_fs /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
    mkdir /mnt/testDir 2>/dev/null || sleep 1 && umount /mnt" "" "" ""
 reCreateTmpFs
diff --git a/tests/mv.test b/tests/mv.test
index ae39fb6..ab2ca5e 100755
--- a/tests/mv.test
+++ b/tests/mv.test
@@ -8,98 +8,98 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 touch file
-testing "mv old_file to new_file" "mv file file1 && [ ! -e file -a -f file1 ] &&
+testing "old_file to new_file" "mv file file1 && [ ! -e file -a -f file1 ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file
 mkdir dir
-testing "mv file to a dir" "mv file dir && [ ! -e file -a -f dir/file ] &&
+testing "file to a dir" "mv file dir && [ ! -e file -a -f dir/file ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* dir*
 
 mkdir dir
-testing "mv old_dir to new_dir" "mv dir dir1 && [ ! -e dir -a -d dir1 ] &&
+testing "old_dir to new_dir" "mv dir dir1 && [ ! -e dir -a -d dir1 ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir*
 
 mkdir dir1 dir2
 touch file1 file2 dir1/file3
 ln -s file1 link1
-testing "mv multiple files/dir to a dir" "mv file1 file2 link1 dir1 dir2 &&
+testing "multiple files/dir to a dir" "mv file1 file2 link1 dir1 dir2 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a ! -e file2 -a ! -e link1 -a ! -e dir1 ] &&
    [ -f dir2/file1 -a -f dir2/file2 -a -L dir2/link1 -a -d dir2/dir1 ] &&
    [ -f dir2/dir1/file3 ] && readlink dir2/link1" "file1\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* link* dir*
 
 touch file1
-testing "mv a empty file to new_file" "mv file1 file2 &&
+testing "a empty file to new_file" "mv file1 file2 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a -f file2 ] && stat -c %s file2" "0\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file*
 
 mkdir dir1
-testing "mv enpty dir to new_dir" "mv dir1 dir2 &&
+testing "enpty dir to new_dir" "mv dir1 dir2 &&
    [ ! -d dir1 -a -d dir2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir*
 
 dd if=/dev/zero of=file1 seek=10k count=1 >/dev/null 2>&1
-testing "mv file new_file (random file)" "mv file1 file2 &&
+testing "file new_file (random file)" "mv file1 file2 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a -f file2 ] && stat -c %s file2" "5243392\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file1
 ln -s file1 link1
-testing "mv link new_link (softlink)" "mv link1 link2 &&
+testing "link new_link (softlink)" "mv link1 link2 &&
    [ ! -e link1 -a -L link2 ] && readlink link2" "file1\n" "" ""
 unlink tLink2 &>/dev/null
 rm -f file* link*
 
 touch file1
 ln file1 link1
-testing "mv link new_link (hardlink)" "mv link1 link2 &&
+testing "link new_link (hardlink)" "mv link1 link2 &&
    [ ! -e link1 -a -f link2 -a file1 -ef link2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 unlink link2 &>/dev/null
 rm -f file* link*
 
 touch file1
 chmod a-r file1
-testing "mv file new_file (unreadable)" "mv file1 file2 &&
+testing "file new_file (unreadable)" "mv file1 file2 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a -f file2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file1
 ln file1 link1
 mkdir dir1
-testing "mv file link dir (hardlink)" "mv file1 link1 dir1 &&
+testing "file link dir (hardlink)" "mv file1 link1 dir1 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a ! -e link1 -a -f dir1/file1 -a -f dir1/link1 ] &&
    [ dir1/file1 -ef dir1/link1 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* link* dir*
 
 mkdir -p dir1/dir2 dir3
 touch dir1/dir2/file1 dir1/dir2/file2
-testing "mv dir1/dir2 dir3/new_dir" "mv dir1/dir2 dir3/dir4 &&
+testing "dir1/dir2 dir3/new_dir" "mv dir1/dir2 dir3/dir4 &&
    [ ! -e dir1/dir2 -a -d dir3/dir4 -a -f dir3/dir4/file1 ] &&
    [ -f dir3/dir4/file2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf file* dir*
 
 mkdir dir1 dir2
-testing "mv dir new_dir (already exist)" "mv dir1 dir2 &&
+testing "dir new_dir (already exist)" "mv dir1 dir2 &&
    [ ! -e dir1 -a -d dir2/dir1 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir*
 
 touch file1 file2
-testing "mv -f file new_file (exist)" "mv -f file1 file2 &&
+testing "-f file new_file (exist)" "mv -f file1 file2 &&
    [ ! -e file1 -a -e file2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file1 file2
-testing "mv -n file new_file (exist)" "mv -n file1 file2 &&
+testing "-n file new_file (exist)" "mv -n file1 file2 &&
    [ -e file1 -a -e file2 ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file1 file2
 chmod 400 file1 file2
-testing "mv file over unwritable file with no stdin" \
+testing "file over unwritable file with no stdin" \
    "</dev/null mv file2 file1 && [ -e file -a ! -e file2 ] && echo 'yes'" \
    "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
diff --git a/tests/nl.test b/tests/nl.test
index 958cb41..499734d 100755
--- a/tests/nl.test
+++ b/tests/nl.test
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
 testing "nl" "nl" "     1\tone\n     2\ttwo\n     3\tthree\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 
-testing "nl explicit defaults" "nl -nrn -b a" \
+testing "explicit defaults" "nl -nrn -b a" \
   "     1\tone\n     2\ttwo\n     3\tthree\n" "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 
 # -n ln rn rz
 
-testing "nl -nln" "nl -nln" "1     \tone\n2     \ttwo\n3     \tthree\n" \
+testing "-nln" "nl -nln" "1     \tone\n2     \ttwo\n3     \tthree\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
-testing "nl -nln -w" "nl -nln -w 8" \
+testing "-nln -w" "nl -nln -w 8" \
   "1       \tone\n2       \ttwo\n3       \tthree\n" "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 
-testing "nl -nrz" "nl -nrz" "000001\tone\n000002\ttwo\n000003\tthree\n" \
+testing "-nrz" "nl -nrz" "000001\tone\n000002\ttwo\n000003\tthree\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 
-testing "nl -nrz -w" "nl -w3 -nrz" "001\tone\n002\ttwo\n003\tthree\n" \
+testing "-nrz -w" "nl -w3 -nrz" "001\tone\n002\ttwo\n003\tthree\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 
 
@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@
 #   nl -w 3 -bpthe README
 # Yeah. And I doubt utf8 fontmetrics are used either.
 
-testing "nl -b t" "nl -b t" "       \n     1\tone\n       \n     2\ttwo\n" \
+testing "-b t" "nl -b t" "       \n     1\tone\n       \n     2\ttwo\n" \
   "" "\none\n\ntwo\n"
-testing "nl -b n" "nl -b n" "       one\n       two\n       three\n" \
+testing "-b n" "nl -b n" "       one\n       two\n       three\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
-testing "nl -sook -b p" "nl -sook -bpoing" \
+testing "-sook -b p" "nl -sook -bpoing" \
   "         one\n     1ookboing\n     2ooksproingy\n" \
   "" "one\nboing\nsproingy\n"
 
-testing "nl -v" "nl -v 42" "    42\tone\n    43\ttwo\n    44\tthree\n" \
+testing "-v" "nl -v 42" "    42\tone\n    43\ttwo\n    44\tthree\n" \
   "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
-testing "nl -l" "nl -ba -l2 -w2 - input" \
+testing "-l" "nl -ba -l2 -w2 - input" \
   " 1\tone\n   \n 2\t\n 3\ttwo\n   \n 4\t\n   \n 5\tthree\n 6\tfour\n   \n 7\t\n   \n 8\tbang\n   \n" \
   "\n\nbang\n\n" "one\n\n\ntwo\n\n\n\nthree\nfour\n\n"
-testing "nl no space" "nl -w 1 -v 42" "42\tline\n" "" "line\n"
+testing "no space" "nl -w 1 -v 42" "42\tline\n" "" "line\n"
 
 # Should test for -E but no other implementation seems to have it?
-#testing "nl -E" "nl -w2 -sx -Ebp'(one|two)'" " 1x" "one\nand\ntwo\n"
+#testing "-E" "nl -w2 -sx -Ebp'(one|two)'" " 1x" "one\nand\ntwo\n"
diff --git a/tests/pgrep.test b/tests/pgrep.test
index 2af1220..753a55a 100755
--- a/tests/pgrep.test
+++ b/tests/pgrep.test
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 #echo "# Parent Process id of $proc is $proc_parent"
 
 # Testcases for pgrep command
-testing "pgrep pattern" "pgrep yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep wildCardPattern" "pgrep ^y.*s$" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -l pattern" "pgrep -l yes" "$proc yes\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -f pattern" "pgrep -f yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -n pattern" "pgrep -n yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -o pattern" "pgrep -o yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -s" "pgrep -s $session_id yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
-testing "pgrep -P" "pgrep -P $proc_parent yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "pattern" "pgrep yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "wildCardPattern" "pgrep ^y.*s$" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "-l pattern" "pgrep -l yes" "$proc yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-f pattern" "pgrep -f yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "-n pattern" "pgrep -n yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "-o pattern" "pgrep -o yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "-s" "pgrep -s $session_id yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
+testing "-P" "pgrep -P $proc_parent yes" "$proc\n" "" ""
 
 #Clean-up
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/tests/pkill.test b/tests/pkill.test
index e753d31..7a20ae5 100755
--- a/tests/pkill.test
+++ b/tests/pkill.test
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 yes >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill pattern" "pkill yes && sleep 1 && (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" \
+testing "pattern" "pkill yes && sleep 1 && (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
 yes print1 >/dev/null &
 yes print2 >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill pattern (multiple)" "pkill yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "pattern (multiple)" "pkill yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 yes >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -f pattern (one)" "pkill -f yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-f pattern (one)" "pkill -f yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 yes print1 >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -f pattern args" "pkill -f \"yes print1\" && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-f pattern args" "pkill -f \"yes print1\" && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 yes print1 >/dev/null &
 yes print2 >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -f pattern (multiple)" "pkill -f yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-f pattern (multiple)" "pkill -f yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 yes >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -s 0 -f pattern (regexp)" "pkill -s 0 -f ye* && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-s 0 -f pattern (regexp)" "pkill -s 0 -f ye* && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 yes >/dev/null &
 proc2=$!
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -n pattern" "pkill -n yes && sleep 1 && pgrep yes" \
+testing "-n pattern" "pkill -n yes && sleep 1 && pgrep yes" \
   "$proc1\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@
 yes >/dev/null &
 proc2=$!
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -o pattern" "pkill -o yes && sleep 1 && pgrep yes" \
+testing "-o pattern" "pkill -o yes && sleep 1 && pgrep yes" \
   "$proc2\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 yes >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -s (blank) pattern" "pkill -s '' yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-s (blank) pattern" "pkill -s '' yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 yes >/dev/null &
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -s 0 pattern" "pkill -s 0 yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-s 0 pattern" "pkill -s 0 yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 proc=$!
 proc_p=`cat /proc/${proc}/stat | awk '{ print $4 }'`
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -P parent_prodId pattern" "pkill -P $proc_p yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-P parent_prodId pattern" "pkill -P $proc_p yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 proc=$!
 proc_parent=`cat /proc/${proc}/stat | awk '{ print $4 }'`
 sleep 1
-testing "pkill -9 pattern" "pkill -9 yes && sleep 1 &&
+testing "-9 pattern" "pkill -9 yes && sleep 1 &&
    (pgrep yes || echo 'yes')" "yes\n" "" ""
 killall yes >/dev/null 2>&1
 
diff --git a/tests/printf.test b/tests/printf.test
index 20d5982..7b077f0 100755
--- a/tests/printf.test
+++ b/tests/printf.test
@@ -10,52 +10,52 @@
 # Disable shell builtin
 PRINTF="$(which printf)"
 
-testing "printf text" "$PRINTF TEXT" "TEXT" "" ""
-testing "printf escapes" "$PRINTF 'one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree'" \
+testing "text" "$PRINTF TEXT" "TEXT" "" ""
+testing "escapes" "$PRINTF 'one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree'" \
   "one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree" "" ""
-testing "printf %b escapes" "$PRINTF %b 'one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree'" \
+testing "%b escapes" "$PRINTF %b 'one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree'" \
   "one\ntwo\n\v\t\r\f\e\b\athree" "" ""
-testing "printf null" "$PRINTF 'x\0y' | od -An -tx1" ' 78 00 79\n' "" ""
-testing "printf trailing slash" "$PRINTF 'abc\'" 'abc\' "" ""
-testing "printf octal" "$PRINTF ' \1\002\429\045x'" ' \001\002"9%x' "" ""
-testing "printf not octal" "$PRINTF '\9'" '\9' "" ""
-testing "printf hex" "$PRINTF 'A\x1b\x2B\x3Q\xa' | od -An -tx1" \
+testing "null" "$PRINTF 'x\0y' | od -An -tx1" ' 78 00 79\n' "" ""
+testing "trailing slash" "$PRINTF 'abc\'" 'abc\' "" ""
+testing "octal" "$PRINTF ' \1\002\429\045x'" ' \001\002"9%x' "" ""
+testing "not octal" "$PRINTF '\9'" '\9' "" ""
+testing "hex" "$PRINTF 'A\x1b\x2B\x3Q\xa' | od -An -tx1" \
   ' 41 1b 2b 03 51 0a\n' "" ""
-testing "printf %x" "$PRINTF '%x\n' 0x2a" "2a\n" "" ""
+testing "%x" "$PRINTF '%x\n' 0x2a" "2a\n" "" ""
 
-testing "printf %d 42" "$PRINTF %d 42" "42" "" ""
-testing "printf %d 0x2a" "$PRINTF %d 0x2a" "42" "" ""
-testing "printf %d 052" "$PRINTF %d 052" "42" "" ""
+testing "%d 42" "$PRINTF %d 42" "42" "" ""
+testing "%d 0x2a" "$PRINTF %d 0x2a" "42" "" ""
+testing "%d 052" "$PRINTF %d 052" "42" "" ""
 
-testing "printf %s width precision" \
+testing "%s width precision" \
   "$PRINTF '%3s,%.3s,%10s,%10.3s' abcde fghij klmno pqrst" \
   "abcde,fgh,     klmno,       pqr" "" ""
 
 # posix: "The format operand shall be reused as often as necessary to satisfy
 # the argument operands."
 
-testing "printf extra args" "$PRINTF 'abc%s!%ddef\n' X 42 ARG 36" \
+testing "extra args" "$PRINTF 'abc%s!%ddef\n' X 42 ARG 36" \
 	"abcX!42def\nabcARG!36def\n" "" ""
 
-testing "printf '%3c'" "$PRINTF '%3c' x" "  x" "" ""
-testing "printf '%-3c'" "$PRINTF '%-3c' x" "x  " "" ""
-testing "printf '%+d'" "$PRINTF '%+d' 5" "+5" "" ""
+testing "'%3c'" "$PRINTF '%3c' x" "  x" "" ""
+testing "'%-3c'" "$PRINTF '%-3c' x" "x  " "" ""
+testing "'%+d'" "$PRINTF '%+d' 5" "+5" "" ""
 
 
-testing "printf '%5d%4d' 1 21 321 4321 54321" \
+testing "'%5d%4d' 1 21 321 4321 54321" \
   "$PRINTF '%5d%4d' 1 21 321 4321 54321" "    1  21  321432154321   0" "" ""
-testing "printf '%c %c' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%c %c' 78 79" "7 7" "" ""
-testing "printf '%d %d' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%d %d' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
-testing "printf '%f %f' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%f %f' 78 79" \
+testing "'%c %c' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%c %c' 78 79" "7 7" "" ""
+testing "'%d %d' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%d %d' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
+testing "'%f %f' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%f %f' 78 79" \
   "78.000000 79.000000" "" ""
-testing "printf 'f f' 78 79" "$PRINTF 'f f' 78 79" "f f" "" ""
-testing "printf '%i %i' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%i %i' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
-testing "printf '%o %o' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%o %o' 78 79" "116 117" "" ""
-testing "printf '%u %u' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%u %u' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
-testing "printf '%u %u' -1 -2" "$PRINTF '%u %u' -1 -2" \
+testing "'f f' 78 79" "$PRINTF 'f f' 78 79" "f f" "" ""
+testing "'%i %i' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%i %i' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
+testing "'%o %o' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%o %o' 78 79" "116 117" "" ""
+testing "'%u %u' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%u %u' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
+testing "'%u %u' -1 -2" "$PRINTF '%u %u' -1 -2" \
   "18446744073709551615 18446744073709551614" "" ""
-testing "printf '%x %X' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%x %X' 78 79" "4e 4F" "" ""
-testing "printf '%g %G' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%g %G' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
-testing "printf '%s %s' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%s %s' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
+testing "'%x %X' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%x %X' 78 79" "4e 4F" "" ""
+testing "'%g %G' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%g %G' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
+testing "'%s %s' 78 79" "$PRINTF '%s %s' 78 79" "78 79" "" ""
 
-testing "printf %.s acts like %.0s" "$PRINTF %.s_ 1 2 3 4 5" "_____" "" ""
+testing "%.s acts like %.0s" "$PRINTF %.s_ 1 2 3 4 5" "_____" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/pwd.test b/tests/pwd.test
index b02055b..68d22e3 100755
--- a/tests/pwd.test
+++ b/tests/pwd.test
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 testing "pwd" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd)") = $(stat -c %i .) ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "pwd -P" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd -P)") = $(stat -c %i .) ] && echo yes" \
+testing "-P" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd -P)") = $(stat -c %i .) ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 cd sym
 testing "pwd" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd)") = $(stat -c %i "$PWD") ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
-testing "pwd -P" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd -P)") = $(stat -c %i "$PWD") ] || echo yes" \
+testing "-P" "[ $(stat -c %i "$(pwd -P)") = $(stat -c %i "$PWD") ] || echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 cd ..
 rm sym
 
 export PWD=walrus
-testing "pwd (bad PWD)" "[ "$(pwd)" = "$(cd . ; pwd)" ] && echo yes" \
+testing "(bad PWD)" "[ "$(pwd)" = "$(cd . ; pwd)" ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/readlink.test b/tests/readlink.test
index 6c7b147..bb25985 100755
--- a/tests/readlink.test
+++ b/tests/readlink.test
@@ -6,54 +6,54 @@
 
 APWD="$(pwd -P)"
 
-testing "readlink missing" "readlink notfound || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "missing" "readlink notfound || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 # simple tests on a file
 
 touch file
-testing "readlink file" "readlink file || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f dir" "readlink -f ." "$APWD\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f missing" "readlink -f notfound" "$APWD/notfound\n" "" ""
+testing "file" "readlink file || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-f dir" "readlink -f ." "$APWD\n" "" ""
+testing "-f missing" "readlink -f notfound" "$APWD/notfound\n" "" ""
 
 ln -sf notfound link
-testing "readlink link" "readlink link" "notfound\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink link->missing" "readlink -f link" "$APWD/notfound\n" "" ""
+testing "link" "readlink link" "notfound\n" "" ""
+testing "link->missing" "readlink -f link" "$APWD/notfound\n" "" ""
 ln -sf ../../ link
-testing "readlink stays relative" "readlink link" "../../\n" "" ""
+testing "stays relative" "readlink link" "../../\n" "" ""
 rm link
 ln -sf file link
-testing "readlink -f link->file" "readlink -f link" "$APWD/file\n" "" ""
+testing "-f link->file" "readlink -f link" "$APWD/file\n" "" ""
 ln -sf . link
-testing "readlink -f link->dir" "readlink -f link" "$APWD\n" "" ""
+testing "-f link->dir" "readlink -f link" "$APWD\n" "" ""
 ln -snf link link
-testing "readlink link->link (recursive)" "readlink link" "link\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f link->link (recursive)" \
+testing "link->link (recursive)" "readlink link" "link\n" "" ""
+testing "-f link->link (recursive)" \
   "readlink -f link 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
-testing "readlink -q notlink" "readlink -q file || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -q link" "readlink -q link && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -q notfound" "readlink -q notfound || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -e found" "readlink -e file" "$APWD/file\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -e notfound" \
+testing "-q notlink" "readlink -q file || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-q link" "readlink -q link && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-q notfound" "readlink -q notfound || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-e found" "readlink -e file" "$APWD/file\n" "" ""
+testing "-e notfound" \
   "readlink -e notfound 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -nf ." "readlink -nf ." "$APWD" "" ""
+testing "-nf ." "readlink -nf ." "$APWD" "" ""
 
 mkdir sub &&
 ln -s . here &&
 ln -s ./sub dir &&
 touch sub/bang || exit 1
-testing "readlink -f multi" "readlink -f dir/../here/dir/bang" \
+testing "-f multi" "readlink -f dir/../here/dir/bang" \
   "$APWD/sub/bang\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f link/missing" "readlink -f dir/boing" \
+testing "-f link/missing" "readlink -f dir/boing" \
   "$APWD/sub/boing\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f /dev/null/file" \
+testing "-f /dev/null/file" \
   "readlink -f /dev/null/file 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 ln -sf / link || exit 1
-testing "readlink -f link->/" "readlink -e link/dev" "/dev\n" "" ""
-testing "readlink -f /dev/null/.." \
+testing "-f link->/" "readlink -e link/dev" "/dev\n" "" ""
+testing "-f /dev/null/.." \
   "readlink -f link/null/.. 2>/dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f link && ln -sf link link || exit 1
-testing "readlink recurse" "readlink link" "link\n" "" ""
+testing "recurse" "readlink link" "link\n" "" ""
 
 rm file link sub/bang dir here
 rmdir sub
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@
 
 ln -s link1 link2
 ln -s link2 link1
-testing "readlink follow recursive2" "readlink -f link1 || echo yes" \
+testing "follow recursive2" "readlink -f link1 || echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm link1 link2
diff --git a/tests/renice.test b/tests/renice.test
index e87111c..e350c27 100755
--- a/tests/renice.test
+++ b/tests/renice.test
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     nice_val3=$((`fun_nice_val $proc3` + $n_v))
     nice_val4=$((`fun_nice_val $proc4` + $n_v))
     nice_val5=$((`fun_nice_val $proc5` + $n_v))
-    testing "renice with -n=$n_v and with$n_o multiple_pids" \
+    testing "with -n=$n_v and with$n_o multiple_pids" \
       "renice -n $n_v$n_o $proc1 $proc2 $proc3 $proc4 $proc5 &&
        fun_nice_val $proc1 $proc2 $proc3 $proc4 $proc5" \
       "$nice_val1\n$nice_val2\n$nice_val3\n$nice_val4\n$nice_val5\n" "" ""
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     nice_val3=$((`fun_nice_val $proc3` + $n_v))
     nice_val4=$((`fun_nice_val $proc4` + $n_v))
     nice_val5=$((`fun_nice_val $proc5` + $n_v))
-    testing "renice with -n=$n_v and with$n_o multiple_pids (some invalid)" \
+    testing "with -n=$n_v and with$n_o multiple_pids (some invalid)" \
       "renice -n $n_v$n_o $proc1 $proc2 88888 99999 $proc3 $proc4 $proc5 $arg ||
        fun_nice_val $proc1 $proc2 $proc3 $proc4 $proc5" \
       "$nice_val1\n$nice_val2\n$nice_val3\n$nice_val4\n$nice_val5\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/rev.test b/tests/rev.test
index c7622b9..ede78c2 100755
--- a/tests/rev.test
+++ b/tests/rev.test
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
 echo -e "one" > file1 
 echo -e "two" > file2
 testing "rev" "rev && echo yes" "orez\nyes\n" "" "zero\n"
-testing "rev -" "rev - && echo yes" "orez\nyes\n" "" "zero\n"
-testing "rev file1 file2" "rev file1 file2" "eno\nowt\n" "" ""
-testing "rev - file"      "rev - file1"     "orez\neno\n" "" "zero\n"
-testing "rev file -"      "rev file1 -"     "eno\norez\n" "" "zero\n"
-testing "rev no trailing newline" "rev -" "cba\nfed\n" "" "abc\ndef"
+testing "-" "rev - && echo yes" "orez\nyes\n" "" "zero\n"
+testing "file1 file2" "rev file1 file2" "eno\nowt\n" "" ""
+testing "- file"      "rev - file1"     "orez\neno\n" "" "zero\n"
+testing "file -"      "rev file1 -"     "eno\norez\n" "" "zero\n"
+testing "no trailing newline" "rev -" "cba\nfed\n" "" "abc\ndef"
 
-testing "rev file1 notfound file2" \
+testing "file1 notfound file2" \
         "rev file1 notfound file2 2>stderr && echo ok ; cat stderr; rm stderr" \
         "eno\nowt\nrev: notfound: No such file or directory\n" "" ""
 
-testing "rev different input sizes"\
+testing "different input sizes"\
         "rev"\
         "\n1\n21\n321\n4321\n54321\n4321\n321\n21\n1\n\n"\
         "" "\n1\n12\n123\n1234\n12345\n1234\n123\n12\n1\n\n"
diff --git a/tests/rm.test b/tests/rm.test
index 3fe7144..624d60f 100755
--- a/tests/rm.test
+++ b/tests/rm.test
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 echo "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" > file.txt
-testing "rm text-file" "rm file.txt && [ ! -e file.txt ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "text-file" "rm file.txt && [ ! -e file.txt ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 mkdir dir
-testing "rm empty directory" "rm -r dir && [ ! -d dir ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "empty directory" "rm -r dir && [ ! -d dir ] && echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir
 
 echo "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" > file.txt && chmod 000 file.txt
-testing "rm text file(mode 000)" "rm -f file.txt && [ ! -e file.txt ] && echo 'yes'" \
+testing "text file(mode 000)" "rm -f file.txt && [ ! -e file.txt ] && echo 'yes'" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -f file*
 
 touch file1.txt file2.txt
 mkdir dir1 dir2
-testing "rm -r (multiple files and dirs)" \
+testing "-r (multiple files and dirs)" \
   "rm -r file1.txt file2.txt dir1 dir2 2>/dev/null &&
    [ ! -e file1.txt -a ! -e file2.txt -a ! -d dir1 -a ! -d dir2 ] && echo 'yes'" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 touch file1.txt file2.txt
 mkdir dir1 dir2
-testing "rm -rf (present + missing files and dirs)" \
+testing "-rf (present + missing files and dirs)" \
   "rm -rf file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt dir1 dir2 dir3 2>/dev/null &&
   [ ! -e file1.txt -a ! -e file2.txt -a ! -d dir1 -a ! -d dir2 ] && echo 'yes'" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # testing with nested dirs.
 mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3 dir1/dir2/dir4
 touch dir1/file1.txt dir1/dir2/file2.txt dir1/dir2/dir3/file3.txt
-testing "rm -r nested_dir" "rm -r dir1/dir2/ 2>/dev/null &&
+testing "-r nested_dir" "rm -r dir1/dir2/ 2>/dev/null &&
   [ -d dir1 -a -f dir1/file1.txt -a ! -d dir1/dir2 ] && echo 'yes'" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir*
diff --git a/tests/rmdir.test b/tests/rmdir.test
index a7b027e..5b36bbc 100755
--- a/tests/rmdir.test
+++ b/tests/rmdir.test
@@ -8,48 +8,48 @@
 testing "rmdir" "rmdir one && [ ! -d one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 touch walrus
-testing "rmdir file" \
+testing "file" \
 	"rmdir walrus 2> /dev/null || [ -f walrus ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 mkdir one two
-testing "rmdir one two" \
+testing "one two" \
 	"rmdir one two 2> /dev/null && [ ! -d one ] && [ ! -d two ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 
 mkdir one two three
-testing "rmdir one missing two file three" \
+testing "one missing two file three" \
 	"rmdir one missing two walrus three 2> /dev/null || [ ! -d three ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm walrus
 
 mkdir one
 chmod 000 one
-testing "rmdir mode 000" "rmdir one && [ ! -d one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "mode 000" "rmdir one && [ ! -d one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 mkdir temp
 touch temp/thing
-testing "rmdir non-empty" \
+testing "non-empty" \
 	"rmdir temp 2>/dev/null || [ -d temp ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "rmdir -p dir/file" \
+testing "-p dir/file" \
 	"rmdir -p temp/thing 2>/dev/null || [ -f temp/thing ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 
 mkdir -p temp/one/two/three
-testing "rmdir -p part of path" \
+testing "-p part of path" \
 	"rmdir -p temp/one/two/three 2>/dev/null || [ -d temp ] && [ ! -e temp/one ] && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf temp
 
 
 mkdir -p one/two/three
-testing "rmdir -p one/two/three" \
+testing "-p one/two/three" \
 	"rmdir -p one/two/three && [ ! -e one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 mkdir -p one/two/three
-testing "rmdir -p one/two/three/" \
+testing "-p one/two/three/" \
 	"rmdir -p one/two/three/ && [ ! -e one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 #mkdir -p one/two/three
 #chmod 000 one/two/three one/two one
-#testing "rmdir -p one/two/three" \
+#testing "-p one/two/three" \
 #	"rmdir -p one/two/three && [ ! -e one ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/sed.test b/tests/sed.test
index c62f9c4..280b466 100755
--- a/tests/sed.test
+++ b/tests/sed.test
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@
 # abcdDi
 
 testing 'sed prodigaler newline' 'sed -e a\\ -e woo' 'one\nwoo\n' '' 'one'
-testing "sed aci" \
+testing "aci" \
 	"sed -e '3a boom' -e '/hre/i bang' -e '3a whack' -e '3c bong'" \
 	"one\ntwo\nbang\nbong\nboom\nwhack\nfour\n" "" \
 	"one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\n"
-testing "sed b loop" "sed ':woo;=;b woo' | head -n 5" '1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n' "" "X"
-testing "sed b skip" "sed -n '2b zap;d;:zap;p'" "two\n" "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
-testing "sed b end" "sed -n '2b;p'" "one\nthree" "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
-testing "sed c range" "sed '2,4c blah'" "one\nblah\nfive\nsix" "" \
+testing "b loop" "sed ':woo;=;b woo' | head -n 5" '1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n' "" "X"
+testing "b skip" "sed -n '2b zap;d;:zap;p'" "two\n" "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
+testing "b end" "sed -n '2b;p'" "one\nthree" "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
+testing "c range" "sed '2,4c blah'" "one\nblah\nfive\nsix" "" \
 	"one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\nsix"
-testing "sed c {range}" "sed -e '2,4{c blah' -e '}'" \
+testing "c {range}" "sed -e '2,4{c blah' -e '}'" \
 	"one\nblah\nblah\nblah\nfive\nsix" \
         "" "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\nsix"
-testing "sed c multiple continuation" \
+testing "c multiple continuation" \
 	"sed -e 'c\\' -e 'two\\' -e ''" "two\n\n" "" "hello"
-testing "sed D further processing depends on whether line is blank" \
+testing "D further processing depends on whether line is blank" \
 	"sed -e '/one/,/three/{' -e 'i meep' -e'N;2D;}'" \
 	"meep\nmeep\ntwo\nthree\n" "" "one\ntwo\nthree\n"
 testing 'sed newline staying away' 'sed s/o/x/' 'xne\ntwx' '' 'one\ntwo'
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 # all the s/// test
 
-testing "sed match empty line" "sed -e 's/^\$/@/'" "@\n" "" "\n"
+testing "match empty line" "sed -e 's/^\$/@/'" "@\n" "" "\n"
 
 testing 'sed \1' "sed 's/t\\(w\\)o/za\\1py/'" "one\nzawpy\nthree" "" \
 	"one\ntwo\nthree"
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@
 
 testing 'sed N flushes pending a and advances match counter' \
 	"sed -e 'a woo' -e 'N;\$p'" 'woo\none\ntwo\none\ntwo' "" 'one\ntwo'
-testing "sed delimiter in regex [char range] doesn't count" "sed -e 's/[/]//'" \
+testing "delimiter in regex [char range] doesn't count" "sed -e 's/[/]//'" \
 	"onetwo\n" "" 'one/two\n'
-testing "sed delete regex range start line after trigger" \
+testing "delete regex range start line after trigger" \
 	"sed -e '/one/,/three/{' -e 'i meep' -e '1D;}'" \
 	"meep\nmeep\ntwo\nmeep\nthree" "" "one\ntwo\nthree"
-testing "sed blank pattern repeats last pattern" \
+testing "blank pattern repeats last pattern" \
 	"sed -e '/^three/s//abc&def/'" \
 	"one two three\nabcthreedef four five\nfive six seven\n" "" \
 	"one two three\nthree four five\nfive six seven\n"
@@ -132,19 +132,19 @@
 testing "" "sed -e '/x/c\' -e 'y'" 'y\n' '' 'x\n'
 testing "" "sed -e 's/a[([]*b/X/'" 'X' '' 'a[(b'
 testing "" "sed 'y/a\\bc/de\f/'" "db\f" "" "abc"
-testing "sed [a-a] (for perl)" "sed '"'s/\([^a-zA-Z0-9.:_\-\/]\)/\\\1/g'"'" \
+testing "[a-a] (for perl)" "sed '"'s/\([^a-zA-Z0-9.:_\-\/]\)/\\\1/g'"'" \
   'he\ llo' "" "he llo"
 
 # You have to match the first line of a range in order to activate
 # the range, numeric and ascii work the same way
-testing "sed skip start of range" "sed -e n -e '1,2s/b/c/'" "a\nb\n" "" "a\nb\n"
+testing "skip start of range" "sed -e n -e '1,2s/b/c/'" "a\nb\n" "" "a\nb\n"
 
 #echo meep | sed/sed -e '1a\' -e 'huh'
 #echo blah | sed/sed -f <(echo -e "1a\\\\\nboom")
 #echo merp | sed/sed "1a\\
 #hello"
 
-testing "sed bonus backslashes" \
+testing "bonus backslashes" \
   "sed -e 'a \l \x\' -e \"\$(echo -e 'ab\\\nc')\"" \
   "hello\nl x\nab\nc\n" "" "hello\n"
 # -i with $ last line test
diff --git a/tests/seq.test b/tests/seq.test
index c9e1c01..7107978 100755
--- a/tests/seq.test
+++ b/tests/seq.test
@@ -4,45 +4,45 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "seq (exit with error)" "seq 2> /dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "seq (exit with error)" "seq 1 2 3 4 2> /dev/null || echo yes" \
+testing "(exit with error)" "seq 2> /dev/null || echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "(exit with error)" "seq 1 2 3 4 2> /dev/null || echo yes" \
         "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "seq one argument" "seq 3" "1\n2\n3\n" "" ""
-testing "seq two arguments" "seq 5 7" "5\n6\n7\n" "" ""
-testing "seq two arguments reversed" "seq 7 5" "" "" ""
-testing "seq two arguments equal" "seq 3 3" "3\n" "" ""
-testing "seq two arguments equal, arbitrary negative step" "seq 1 -15 1" \
+testing "one argument" "seq 3" "1\n2\n3\n" "" ""
+testing "two arguments" "seq 5 7" "5\n6\n7\n" "" ""
+testing "two arguments reversed" "seq 7 5" "" "" ""
+testing "two arguments equal" "seq 3 3" "3\n" "" ""
+testing "two arguments equal, arbitrary negative step" "seq 1 -15 1" \
         "1\n" "" ""
-testing "seq two arguments equal, arbitrary positive step" "seq 1 +15 1" \
+testing "two arguments equal, arbitrary positive step" "seq 1 +15 1" \
         "1\n" "" ""
-testing "seq count up by 2" "seq 4 2 8" "4\n6\n8\n" "" ""
-testing "seq count down by 2" "seq 8 -2 4" "8\n6\n4\n" "" ""
-testing "seq count wrong way #1" "seq 4 -2 8" "" "" ""
-testing "seq count wrong way #2" "seq 8 2 4" "" "" ""
-testing "seq count by .3" "seq 3 .3 4" "3\n3.3\n3.6\n3.9\n" "" ""
-testing "seq count by -.9" "seq .7 -.9 -2.2" "0.7\n-0.2\n-1.1\n-2\n" "" ""
-testing "seq count by zero" "seq 4 0 8 | head -n 10" "" "" ""
-testing "seq separator -" "seq -s - 1 3" "1-2-3\n" "" ""
-testing "seq format string" 'seq -f %+01g -10 5 10' "-10\n-5\n+0\n+5\n+10\n" \
+testing "count up by 2" "seq 4 2 8" "4\n6\n8\n" "" ""
+testing "count down by 2" "seq 8 -2 4" "8\n6\n4\n" "" ""
+testing "count wrong way #1" "seq 4 -2 8" "" "" ""
+testing "count wrong way #2" "seq 8 2 4" "" "" ""
+testing "count by .3" "seq 3 .3 4" "3\n3.3\n3.6\n3.9\n" "" ""
+testing "count by -.9" "seq .7 -.9 -2.2" "0.7\n-0.2\n-1.1\n-2\n" "" ""
+testing "count by zero" "seq 4 0 8 | head -n 10" "" "" ""
+testing "separator -" "seq -s - 1 3" "1-2-3\n" "" ""
+testing "format string" 'seq -f %+01g -10 5 10' "-10\n-5\n+0\n+5\n+10\n" \
   "" ""
-testing "seq separator and format string" "seq -f \%03g -s \; 5 -1 0" "005;004;003;002;001;000\n" "" ""
-testing "seq padding" "seq -s, -w -2 19 120" "-02,017,036,055,074,093,112\n" \
+testing "separator and format string" "seq -f \%03g -s \; 5 -1 0" "005;004;003;002;001;000\n" "" ""
+testing "padding" "seq -s, -w -2 19 120" "-02,017,036,055,074,093,112\n" \
   "" ""
-testing "seq padding" "seq -s, -w -2 3 12" "-2,01,04,07,10\n" "" ""
-testing "seq padding" "seq -s, -w -2.2 3.3 12" "-2.2,01.1,04.4,07.7,11.0\n" \
+testing "padding" "seq -s, -w -2 3 12" "-2,01,04,07,10\n" "" ""
+testing "padding" "seq -s, -w -2.2 3.3 12" "-2.2,01.1,04.4,07.7,11.0\n" \
   "" ""
 
 # Test -f format filtering
 for i in %f %e %g "boo %f yah" "% f" %-1.2f %+-f "%+ - f" %.2f %3.f "%'.2f" \
 	%%%f%%
 do
-  testing "seq filter -f \"$i\"" "seq -f \"$i\" 1 3 > /dev/null && echo yes" \
+  testing "filter -f \"$i\"" "seq -f \"$i\" 1 3 > /dev/null && echo yes" \
     "yes\n" "" ""
 done
 # Test -f format filtering failures
 for i in %d %s "" "boo %f %f yah" "%*f" %-1.2.3f '%2$f' %1-f "%1 f" \
 	%2..2f %%%f%%%
 do
-  testing "seq filter reject -f '$i'" \
+  testing "filter reject -f '$i'" \
     "seq -f '$i' 1 3 2>/dev/null || echo no" "no\n" "" ""
 done
diff --git a/tests/sha1sum.test b/tests/sha1sum.test
index cd621fd..b4d4b75 100755
--- a/tests/sha1sum.test
+++ b/tests/sha1sum.test
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
 
 # These tests are based on RFC3174 which were based on FIPS PUB 180-1
 
-testing "sha1sum TEST1" \
+testing "TEST1" \
         "sha1sum" \
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  -\n" \
         "" "abc"
 
-testing "sha1sum TEST2" \
+testing "TEST2" \
         "sha1sum" \
         "84983e441c3bd26ebaae4aa1f95129e5e54670f1  -\n" \
         "" "abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq"
 
-testing "sha1sum TEST3" \
+testing "TEST3" \
         'dd if=/dev/zero bs=1000 count=1000 2>/dev/null | tr \\0 a | sha1sum' \
         "34aa973cd4c4daa4f61eeb2bdbad27316534016f  -\n" \
         "" ""
 
-testing "sha1sum TEST4" \
+testing "TEST4" \
         'for i in `seq 1 10`; do echo -n 0123456701234567012345670123456701234567012345670123456701234567 ; done | sha1sum' \
         "dea356a2cddd90c7a7ecedc5ebb563934f460452  -\n" \
         "" ""
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  -\n" \
         "" "abc"
 
-testing "sha1sum -" \
+testing "-" \
         "sha1sum -" \
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  -\n" \
         "" "abc"
 
-testing "sha1sum file" \
+testing "file" \
         "sha1sum file1" \
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  file1\n" \
         "" ""
 
-testing "sha1sum file1 file2" \
+testing "file1 file2" \
         "sha1sum file1 file2" \
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  file1\n589c22335a381f122d129225f5c0ba3056ed5811  file2\n" \
         "" ""
 
-testing "sha1sum file1 file2 -" \
+testing "file1 file2 -" \
         "sha1sum file1 file2 -" \
         "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  file1\n589c22335a381f122d129225f5c0ba3056ed5811  file2\na9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d  -\n" \
         "" "abc"
diff --git a/tests/sort.test b/tests/sort.test
index 2845e79..cda3db5 100755
--- a/tests/sort.test
+++ b/tests/sort.test
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 # The basic tests.  These should work even with the small config.
 
 testing "sort" "sort input" "a\nb\nc\n" "c\na\nb\n" ""
-testing "sort #2" "sort input" "010\n1\n3\n" "3\n1\n010\n" ""
-testing "sort stdin" "sort" "a\nb\nc\n" "" "b\na\nc\n"
-testing "sort numeric" "sort -n input" "1\n3\n010\n" "3\n1\n010\n" ""
-testing "sort reverse" "sort -r input" "wook\nwalrus\npoint\npabst\naargh\n" \
+testing "#2" "sort input" "010\n1\n3\n" "3\n1\n010\n" ""
+testing "stdin" "sort" "a\nb\nc\n" "" "b\na\nc\n"
+testing "numeric" "sort -n input" "1\n3\n010\n" "3\n1\n010\n" ""
+testing "reverse" "sort -r input" "wook\nwalrus\npoint\npabst\naargh\n" \
 	"point\nwook\npabst\naargh\nwalrus\n" ""
 
 # These tests require the full option set.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 # Sorting with keys
 
-testing "sort one key" "sort -k4,4 input" \
+testing "one key" "sort -k4,4 input" \
 "999	3	0	algebra
 egg	1	2	papyrus
 7	3	42	soup
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # at the whitespace), then the global fallback sort does an alpha sort on
 # the whole string (starting at the beginning of the line).
 
-testing "sort key range with numeric option" "sort -k2,3n input" \
+testing "key range with numeric option" "sort -k2,3n input" \
 "42	1	010	zoology
 42	1	3	woot
 egg	1	2	papyrus
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 # Numeric sort on field 2 (again, ignore field 3 because it's numeric),
 # then do a _reversed_ alpha sort on the whole line as a tiebreaker.
 
-testing "sort key range with numeric option and global reverse" \
+testing "key range with numeric option and global reverse" \
 "sort -k2,3n -r input" \
 "egg	1	2	papyrus
 42	1	3	woot
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 # Reversed numeric sort on field 2 (numeric ignores field 3), then
 # break ties with alpha sort on whole line.
 
-testing "sort key range with multiple options" "sort -k2,3rn input" \
+testing "key range with multiple options" "sort -k2,3rn input" \
 "7	3	42	soup
 999	3	0	algebra
 42	1	010	zoology
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
 egg	1	2	papyrus
 " "$data" ""
 
-testing "sort key doesn't strip leading blanks, disables fallback global sort" \
+testing "key doesn't strip leading blanks, disables fallback global sort" \
 "sort -n -k2 -t ' '" " a \n 1 \n 2 \n" "" " 2 \n 1 \n a \n"
 
 # Test case contributed by Joey Hess:
 
-testing "sort key edge case with -t" "sort -n -k4 -t/" \
+testing "key edge case with -t" "sort -n -k4 -t/" \
 "/usr/lib/finish-install.d/1
 /usr/lib/finish-install.d/4
 /usr/lib/prebaseconfig.d/2
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 /usr/lib/prebaseconfig.d/6
 "
 
-testing "sort -x" "sort -x" "010\na0\n 0c0\n" "" "a0\n010\n 0c0\n"
+testing "-x" "sort -x" "010\na0\n 0c0\n" "" "a0\n010\n 0c0\n"
 
 # Test that -f applies to key or fallback independently
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 optional SORT_FLOAT
 
 # not numbers < NaN < -infinity < numbers < +infinity
-testing "sort -g" "sort -g" \
+testing "-g" "sort -g" \
   "bork\nNaN\n-inf\n0.4\n1.222\n01.37\n2.1\n+infinity\n" "" \
   "01.37\n1.222\n2.1\n0.4\nNaN\nbork\n-inf\n+infinity\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/split.test b/tests/split.test
index d86b025..2a27c09 100755
--- a/tests/split.test
+++ b/tests/split.test
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@
 testing "split" "seq 1 12345 | split && ls xa[a-z] | wc -l" "13\n" "" ""
 rm xa[a-z]
 
-testing "split -" "seq 1 12345 | split - && ls xa[a-z] | wc -l" "13\n" "" ""
+testing "-" "seq 1 12345 | split - && ls xa[a-z] | wc -l" "13\n" "" ""
 rm xa[a-z]
 
 seq 1 12345 > file
-testing "split file" "split file && ls xa[a-z] | wc -l" "13\n" "" ""
+testing "file" "split file && ls xa[a-z] | wc -l" "13\n" "" ""
 rm xa[a-z]
 
-testing "split -l" "split file -l 10k && wc -l xab" "2105 xab\n" "" ""
+testing "-l" "split file -l 10k && wc -l xab" "2105 xab\n" "" ""
 rm xa[ab]
 
-testing "split suffix exhaustion" \
+testing "suffix exhaustion" \
   "split file -l 10 -a 1 walrus 2>/dev/null || ls walrus* | wc -l" "26\n" "" ""
 rm walrus*
 
-testing "split bytes" \
+testing "bytes" \
   "toybox seq 1 20000 | split -b 100 -a 3 - whang && ls whang* | wc -l && wc -c whangbpw" "1089\n94 whangbpw\n" "" ""
 
-testing "split reassembly" \
+testing "reassembly" \
   'diff -u <(ls whang* | sort | xargs cat) <(seq 1 20000) && echo yes' \
   "yes\n" "" ""
 
diff --git a/tests/tac.test b/tests/tac.test
index 96f2531..5c095b4 100755
--- a/tests/tac.test
+++ b/tests/tac.test
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 echo -e "one-A\none-B" > file1 
 echo -e "two-A\ntwo-B" > file2
 testing "tac" "tac && echo yes" "one-B\none-A\nyes\n" "" "one-A\none-B\n"
-testing "tac -" "tac - && echo yes" "one-B\none-A\nyes\n" "" "one-A\none-B\n"
-testing "tac file1 file2" "tac file1 file2" "one-B\none-A\ntwo-B\ntwo-A\n"  "" ""
-testing "tac - file"      "tac - file1"     "zero-B\nzero-A\none-B\none-A\n" "" "zero-A\nzero-B\n"
-testing "tac file -"      "tac file1 -"     "one-B\none-A\nzero-B\nzero-A\n" "" "zero-A\nzero-B\n"
+testing "-" "tac - && echo yes" "one-B\none-A\nyes\n" "" "one-A\none-B\n"
+testing "file1 file2" "tac file1 file2" "one-B\none-A\ntwo-B\ntwo-A\n"  "" ""
+testing "- file"      "tac - file1"     "zero-B\nzero-A\none-B\none-A\n" "" "zero-A\nzero-B\n"
+testing "file -"      "tac file1 -"     "one-B\none-A\nzero-B\nzero-A\n" "" "zero-A\nzero-B\n"
 
-testing "tac file1 notfound file2" \
+testing "file1 notfound file2" \
         "tac file1 notfound file2 2>stderr && echo ok ; tac stderr; rm stderr" \
         "one-B\none-A\ntwo-B\ntwo-A\ntac: notfound: No such file or directory\n" "" ""
 
-testing "tac no trailing newline" "tac -" "defabc\n" "" "abc\ndef"
+testing "no trailing newline" "tac -" "defabc\n" "" "abc\ndef"
 
 # xputs used by tac does not propagate this error condition properly. 
-#testing "tac > /dev/full" \
+#testing "> /dev/full" \
 #        "tac - > /dev/full 2>stderr && echo ok; cat stderr; rm stderr" \
 #        "tac: write: No space left on device\n" "" "zero\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/tail.test b/tests/tail.test
index f4b8667..b3d744a 100755
--- a/tests/tail.test
+++ b/tests/tail.test
@@ -7,38 +7,38 @@
 BIGTEST="one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\nsix\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n"
 echo -ne "$BIGTEST" > file1
 testing "tail" "tail && echo yes" "oneyes\n" "" "one"
-testing "tail file" "tail file1" \
+testing "file" "tail file1" \
 	"two\nthree\nfour\nfive\nsix\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -n in bounds" "tail -n 3 file1" "nine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -n out of bounds" "tail -n 999 file1" "$BIGTEST" "" ""
-testing "tail -n+ in bounds" "tail -n +3 file1" \
+testing "-n in bounds" "tail -n 3 file1" "nine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
+testing "-n out of bounds" "tail -n 999 file1" "$BIGTEST" "" ""
+testing "-n+ in bounds" "tail -n +3 file1" \
 	"three\nfour\nfive\nsix\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -n+ outof bounds" "tail -n +999 file1" "" "" ""
-testing "tail -c in bounds" "tail -c 27 file1" \
+testing "-n+ outof bounds" "tail -n +999 file1" "" "" ""
+testing "-c in bounds" "tail -c 27 file1" \
 	"even\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -c out of bounds" "tail -c 999 file1" "$BIGTEST" "" ""
-testing "tail -c+ in bounds" "tail -c +27 file1" \
+testing "-c out of bounds" "tail -c 999 file1" "$BIGTEST" "" ""
+testing "-c+ in bounds" "tail -c +27 file1" \
 	"x\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -c+ out of bonds" "tail -c +999 file1" "" "" ""
+testing "-c+ out of bonds" "tail -c +999 file1" "" "" ""
 rm file1
 
-testing "tail stdin no trailing newline" "tail -n 1 - " "c" "" "a\nb\nc"
-testing "tail file no trailing newline" "tail -n 1 input" "c" "a\nb\nc" ""
+testing "stdin no trailing newline" "tail -n 1 - " "c" "" "a\nb\nc"
+testing "file no trailing newline" "tail -n 1 input" "c" "a\nb\nc" ""
 
 optional TAIL_SEEK
-testing "tail noseek -n in bounds" "tail -n 3" "nine\nten\neleven\n" \
+testing "noseek -n in bounds" "tail -n 3" "nine\nten\neleven\n" \
 	"" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -n out of bounds" "tail -n 999" "$BIGTEST" "" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -n+ in bounds" "tail -n +3" \
+testing "noseek -n out of bounds" "tail -n 999" "$BIGTEST" "" "$BIGTEST"
+testing "noseek -n+ in bounds" "tail -n +3" \
 	"three\nfour\nfive\nsix\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" \
 	"$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -n+ outof bounds" "tail -n +999" "" "" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -c in bounds" "tail -c 27" \
+testing "noseek -n+ outof bounds" "tail -n +999" "" "" "$BIGTEST"
+testing "noseek -c in bounds" "tail -c 27" \
 	"even\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -c out of bounds" "tail -c 999" "$BIGTEST" "" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -c+ in bounds" "tail -c +27" \
+testing "noseek -c out of bounds" "tail -c 999" "$BIGTEST" "" "$BIGTEST"
+testing "noseek -c+ in bounds" "tail -c +27" \
 	"x\nseven\neight\nnine\nten\neleven\n" "" "$BIGTEST"
-testing "tail noseek -c+ out of bonds" "tail -c +999" "" "" "$BIGTEST"
+testing "noseek -c+ out of bonds" "tail -c +999" "" "" "$BIGTEST"
 
 makebigfile()
 {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 }
 makebigfile > bigfile
 
-testing "tail -c 12345 -n 3 bigfile" "tail -c 12345 -n 3 bigfile | md5sum" \
+testing "-c 12345 -n 3 bigfile" "tail -c 12345 -n 3 bigfile | md5sum" \
   "347bbdcbad8a313f4dc7bd558c5bfcb8  -\n" "" ""
-testing "tail -n 3 -c 12345 bigfile" "tail -n 3 -c 12345 bigfile | md5sum" \
+testing "-n 3 -c 12345 bigfile" "tail -n 3 -c 12345 bigfile | md5sum" \
   "1698825a750288284ec3ba7d8a59f302  -\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/tar.test b/tests/tar.test
index 034b7a3..80ba555 100755
--- a/tests/tar.test
+++ b/tests/tar.test
@@ -10,31 +10,31 @@
 #Creating  dir
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file
-testing "tar tgz - compession, extraction and data validation" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ && [ -e dir.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir; tar -xf dir.tgz && [ -f dir/dir1/file ] && cat dir/dir1/file; rm -rf dir.tgz" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
+testing "tgz - compession, extraction and data validation" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ && [ -e dir.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir; tar -xf dir.tgz && [ -f dir/dir1/file ] && cat dir/dir1/file; rm -rf dir.tgz" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating  dir
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file
-testing "tar tar.gz - compession, extraction and data validation" "tar -czf dir.tar.gz dir/ && [ -e dir.tar.gz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir; tar -xf dir.tar.gz && [ -f dir/dir1/file ] && cat dir/dir1/file; rm -rf dir.tar.gz" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
+testing "tar.gz - compession, extraction and data validation" "tar -czf dir.tar.gz dir/ && [ -e dir.tar.gz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir; tar -xf dir.tar.gz && [ -f dir/dir1/file ] && cat dir/dir1/file; rm -rf dir.tar.gz" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating  dir
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file
-testing "tar verbose compression" "tar -cvzf dir.tgz dir/; rm -rf dir.tgz" "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\n" "" ""
+testing "verbose compression" "tar -cvzf dir.tgz dir/; rm -rf dir.tgz" "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir/
 
 #creating test file
 dd if=/dev/zero of=testFile ibs=4096 obs=4096 count=1000 2>/dev/null
-testing "tar - compession and extraction of a file" "tar -czf testFile.tgz testFile && [ -e testFile.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile; tar -xf testFile.tgz && [ -f testFile ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile.tgz" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- compession and extraction of a file" "tar -czf testFile.tgz testFile && [ -e testFile.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile; tar -xf testFile.tgz && [ -f testFile ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile.tgz" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
 
 #creating empty test file
 touch testFile
-testing "tar - compession and extraction of a empty file" "tar -czf testFile.tgz testFile && [ -e testFile.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile; tar -xf testFile.tgz && [ -f testFile ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile.tgz" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- compession and extraction of a empty file" "tar -czf testFile.tgz testFile && [ -e testFile.tgz ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile; tar -xf testFile.tgz && [ -f testFile ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf testFile.tgz" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating  dir
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p
 touch dir/dir1/file1 dir/dir1/file2 dir/dir1/file3 dir/dir1/file4
-testing "tar -t option" "tar -czf dir.tar.gz dir/; rm -rf dir; tar -tf dir.tar.gz | sort; rm -rf dir.tar.gz" "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file1\ndir/dir1/file2\ndir/dir1/file3\ndir/dir1/file4\n" "" ""
+testing "-t option" "tar -czf dir.tar.gz dir/; rm -rf dir; tar -tf dir.tar.gz | sort; rm -rf dir.tar.gz" "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file1\ndir/dir1/file2\ndir/dir1/file3\ndir/dir1/file4\n" "" ""
 rm -rf dir/
 
 #Creating nested directory 
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file; echo "Dont exclude me" >  dir/dir3/file1 ; 
 echo "Exclude me" >  dir/dir3/file2 ; echo "YO" > dir/dir4/file1 ; echo "Hello" >dir/dir4/file2; echo "Dont" > dir/dir2/file1
 echo -ne "dir/dir4\ndir/dir3/file2\n" > exclude_file
-testing "tar create with files excluded : -X" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ -X exclude_file ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir3/file1\n" "" ""
+testing "create with files excluded : -X" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ -X exclude_file ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir3/file1\n" "" ""
 rm -rf exclude_file
 
 #Creating nested directory
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p ;  mkdir dir/dir2 ;  mkdir dir/dir3 ; mkdir dir/dir4
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file
 echo "Dont exclude me" >  dir/dir3/file1 ; echo "Exclude me" >  dir/dir3/file2 ; echo "YO" > dir/dir4/file1 ; echo "Hello" >dir/dir4/file2; echo "Dont" > dir/dir2/file1
-testing "tar with pattern --exclude" "tar --exclude=dir/dir3/* -czf dir.tgz dir/ ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir4/\ndir/dir4/file1\ndir/dir4/file2\n" "" ""
+testing "with pattern --exclude" "tar --exclude=dir/dir3/* -czf dir.tgz dir/ ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir4/\ndir/dir4/file1\ndir/dir4/file2\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating directory to be compressed
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p
 echo "This is testdata" > dir/dir1/file
 mkdir temp
-testing "tar extract with -C Dir" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ ;rm -rf dir ;tar -xf dir.tgz -C temp/ ; [ -e temp/dir ] && echo 'yes' ; rm -rf dir dir.tgz" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "extract with -C Dir" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ ;rm -rf dir ;tar -xf dir.tgz -C temp/ ; [ -e temp/dir ] && echo 'yes' ; rm -rf dir dir.tgz" "yes\n" "" ""
 rm -rf temp
 
 #Creating nested directory 
@@ -63,28 +63,28 @@
 echo "dir1/file" > dir/dir1/file ; echo "temp_dir/file" > temp_dir/file 
 echo "dir3/file1" >  dir/dir3/file1 ; echo "dir3/file2" >  dir/dir3/file2 ; echo "YO" > dir/dir4/file1 ; echo "Hello" >dir/dir4/file2; echo "dir2/file1" > dir/dir2/file1
 echo  "temp_dir/file" > exclude_file
-testing "tar create with extra files/directory included : -T" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ -T exclude_file ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir3/file1\ndir/dir3/file2\ndir/dir4/\ndir/dir4/file1\ndir/dir4/file2\ntemp_dir/file\n" "" ""
+testing "create with extra files/directory included : -T" "tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ -T exclude_file ; rm -rf dir ; tar -tf dir.tgz | sort; rm -rf dir.tgz " "dir/\ndir/dir1/\ndir/dir1/file\ndir/dir2/\ndir/dir2/file1\ndir/dir3/\ndir/dir3/file1\ndir/dir3/file2\ndir/dir4/\ndir/dir4/file1\ndir/dir4/file2\ntemp_dir/file\n" "" ""
 rm -rf exclude_file
 rm -rf temp_dir
 
 #Creating dir
 mkdir dir/dir1 -p 
 echo "Inside dir/dir1" > dir/dir1/file ; echo "Hello Inside dir" > dir/file
-testing "tar extract to STDOUT : -O" " tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ ; rm -rf dir ; tar -xf dir.tgz -O ; [ -e 'Inside dir/dir1/\nHello Inside dir\n' ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir.tgz "  "" "" ""
+testing "extract to STDOUT : -O" " tar -czf dir.tgz dir/ ; rm -rf dir ; tar -xf dir.tgz -O ; [ -e 'Inside dir/dir1/\nHello Inside dir\n' ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf dir.tgz "  "" "" ""
 
 #Creating short filename
 f="filename_with_100_chars_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 echo "This is testdata" > $f
-testing "tar shortname filename" "tar -cf testFile.tar $f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -f $f; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $f ] && cat $f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -f $f" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
+testing "shortname filename" "tar -cf testFile.tar $f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -f $f; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $f ] && cat $f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -f $f" "yes\nThis is testdata\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating long filename
 f="filename_with_101_chars_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 echo "This is testdata" > $f
-testing "tar longname filename" "tar -cf testFile.tar $f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -f $f; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $f ] && cat $f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -f $f" "yes\nThis is testdata\nLongLink\n" "" ""
+testing "longname filename" "tar -cf testFile.tar $f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -f $f; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $f ] && cat $f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -f $f" "yes\nThis is testdata\nLongLink\n" "" ""
 
 #Creating long pathname
 d="dirname_with_50_chars_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 f="filename_with_50_chars_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 mkdir $d
 echo "This is testdata" > $d/$f
-testing "tar longname pathname" "tar -cf testFile.tar $d/$f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf $d; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $d/$f ] && cat $d/$f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -rf $d" "yes\nThis is testdata\nLongLink\n" "" ""
+testing "longname pathname" "tar -cf testFile.tar $d/$f && [ -e testFile.tar ] && echo 'yes'; rm -rf $d; tar -xf testFile.tar && [ -f $d/$f ] && cat $d/$f && strings testFile.tar | grep -o LongLink; rm -f testFile.tar; rm -rf $d" "yes\nThis is testdata\nLongLink\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/test.test b/tests/test.test
index f501157..40a9086 100755
--- a/tests/test.test
+++ b/tests/test.test
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
   printf "%s" $result
 }
 
-testing "test -b" "type_test -b" "" "" ""
-testing "test -c" "type_test -c" "L" "" ""
-testing "test -d" "type_test -d" "d" "" ""
-testing "test -f" "type_test -f" "fs" "" ""
-testing "test -h" "type_test -h" "L" "" ""
-testing "test -L" "type_test -L" "L" "" ""
-testing "test -s" "type_test -s" "ds" "" ""
-testing "test -S" "type_test -S" "" "" ""
-testing "test -p" "type_test -p" "p" "" ""
-testing "test -e" "type_test -e" "dfLsp" "" ""
-testing "test ! -e" "type_test ! -e" "n" "" ""
+testing "-b" "type_test -b" "" "" ""
+testing "-c" "type_test -c" "L" "" ""
+testing "-d" "type_test -d" "d" "" ""
+testing "-f" "type_test -f" "fs" "" ""
+testing "-h" "type_test -h" "L" "" ""
+testing "-L" "type_test -L" "L" "" ""
+testing "-s" "type_test -s" "ds" "" ""
+testing "-S" "type_test -S" "" "" ""
+testing "-p" "type_test -p" "p" "" ""
+testing "-e" "type_test -e" "dfLsp" "" ""
+testing "! -e" "type_test ! -e" "n" "" ""
 
 rm f L s p
 rmdir d
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 # TODO: Test rwx gu t
 
 testing "test" "test "" || test a && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "test -n" "test -n "" || test -n a && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "test -z" "test -n a || test -n "" && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "test a = b" "test a = b || test "" = "" && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "test a != b" "test "" != "" || test a = b && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-n" "test -n "" || test -n a && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-z" "test -n a || test -n "" && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "a = b" "test a = b || test "" = "" && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "a != b" "test "" != "" || test a = b && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
 
 arith_test()
 {
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
   test -3 $1 -5 && echo g
 }
 
-testing "test -eq" "arith_test -eq" "e\n" "" ""
-testing "test -ne" "arith_test -ne" "l\ng\n" "" ""
-testing "test -gt" "arith_test -gt" "g\n" "" ""
-testing "test -ge" "arith_test -ge" "e\ng\n" "" ""
-testing "test -lt" "arith_test -lt" "l\n" "" ""
-testing "test -le" "arith_test -le" "l\ne\n" "" ""
+testing "-eq" "arith_test -eq" "e\n" "" ""
+testing "-ne" "arith_test -ne" "l\ng\n" "" ""
+testing "-gt" "arith_test -gt" "g\n" "" ""
+testing "-ge" "arith_test -ge" "e\ng\n" "" ""
+testing "-lt" "arith_test -lt" "l\n" "" ""
+testing "-le" "arith_test -le" "l\ne\n" "" ""
 
 # test ! = -o a
 # test ! \( = -o a \)
diff --git a/tests/test_human_readable.test b/tests/test_human_readable.test
index 26ebd66..0f1bfb7 100755
--- a/tests/test_human_readable.test
+++ b/tests/test_human_readable.test
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "test_human_readable l 1024" "test_human_readable 123456789" "118M\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable l 1000" "test_human_readable -i 123456789" "123M\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable s 1024" "test_human_readable 5675" "5.5K\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable s 1000" "test_human_readable -i 5675" "5.6k\n" "" ""
+testing "l 1024" "test_human_readable 123456789" "118M\n" "" ""
+testing "l 1000" "test_human_readable -i 123456789" "123M\n" "" ""
+testing "s 1024" "test_human_readable 5675" "5.5K\n" "" ""
+testing "s 1000" "test_human_readable -i 5675" "5.6k\n" "" ""
 
 # An example input where we give a better result than coreutils.
 # 267350/1024=261.08. We say 261K and coreutils says 262K.
 testing "test_human_readable" "test_human_readable 267350" "261K\n" "" ""
 
-testing "test_human_readable -b" "test_human_readable -b 123" "123B\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable -b" "test_human_readable -b 123456789" "118M\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable -s" "test_human_readable -s 123456789" "118 M\n" "" ""
-testing "test_human_readable -bs" "test_human_readable -bs 123456789" "118 M\n" "" ""
+testing "-b" "test_human_readable -b 123" "123B\n" "" ""
+testing "-b" "test_human_readable -b 123456789" "118M\n" "" ""
+testing "-s" "test_human_readable -s 123456789" "118 M\n" "" ""
+testing "-bs" "test_human_readable -bs 123456789" "118 M\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/touch.test b/tests/touch.test
index d6430d0..d386156 100755
--- a/tests/touch.test
+++ b/tests/touch.test
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 testing "touch" "touch walrus && [ -e walrus ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "touch 1 2 3" "touch one two three && rm one two three && echo yes" "yes\n" \
+testing "1 2 3" "touch one two three && rm one two three && echo yes" "yes\n" \
   "" ""
-testing "touch -c" "touch -c walrus && [ -e walrus ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "touch -c missing" "touch -c warrus && [ ! -e warrus ] && echo yes" \
+testing "-c" "touch -c walrus && [ -e walrus ] && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
+testing "-c missing" "touch -c warrus && [ ! -e warrus ] && echo yes" \
   "yes\n" "" ""
 
-testing "touch -d" \
+testing "-d" \
   "touch -d 2009-02-13T23:31:30Z walrus && date -r walrus +%s" \
   "1234567890\n" "" ""
 
-testing "touch -d nanoseconds" \
+testing "-d nanoseconds" \
   "touch -d 2009-02-13T23:31:30.123456789Z walrus && date -r walrus +%s.%N" \
   "1234567890.123456789\n" "" ""
 
-testing "touch -r" \
+testing "-r" \
   "touch -r walrus walrus2 && date -r walrus2 +%s.%N" \
    "1234567890.123456789\n" "" ""
 
-#testing "touch -a"
-#testing "touch -m"
-#testing "touch -am"
-#testing "touch -t"
+#testing "-a"
+#testing "-m"
+#testing "-am"
+#testing "-t"
 rm walrus walrus2
diff --git a/tests/truncate.test b/tests/truncate.test
index ee2b2bb..1d19aa1 100755
--- a/tests/truncate.test
+++ b/tests/truncate.test
@@ -5,24 +5,24 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 SIZE='&& stat -c %s freep'
-testing "truncate 0" "truncate -s 0 freep $SIZE" "0\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate 12345" "truncate -s 12345 freep $SIZE" "12345\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate 1m" "truncate -s 1m freep $SIZE" "1048576\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate is sparse" "truncate -s 1g freep && stat -c %b freep" \
+testing "0" "truncate -s 0 freep $SIZE" "0\n" "" ""
+testing "12345" "truncate -s 12345 freep $SIZE" "12345\n" "" ""
+testing "1m" "truncate -s 1m freep $SIZE" "1048576\n" "" ""
+testing "is sparse" "truncate -s 1g freep && stat -c %b freep" \
 	"0\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate +" "truncate -s 1k freep && truncate -s +1k freep $SIZE" \
+testing "+" "truncate -s 1k freep && truncate -s +1k freep $SIZE" \
 	"2048\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate -" "truncate -s 4k freep && truncate -s -1k freep $SIZE" \
+testing "-" "truncate -s 4k freep && truncate -s -1k freep $SIZE" \
 	"3072\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate < hit" \
+testing "< hit" \
 	"truncate -s 5k freep && truncate -s \<4k freep $SIZE" "4096\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate < miss" \
+testing "< miss" \
 	"truncate -s 4k freep && truncate -s \<6k freep $SIZE" "4096\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate > hit" \
+testing "> hit" \
 	"truncate -s 3k freep && truncate -s \>4k freep $SIZE" "4096\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate > miss" \
+testing "> miss" \
 	"truncate -s 4k freep && truncate -s \>2k freep $SIZE" "4096\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate /" "truncate -s 7k freep && truncate -s /3k freep $SIZE" \
+testing "/" "truncate -s 7k freep && truncate -s /3k freep $SIZE" \
 	"6144\n" "" ""
-testing "truncate %" "truncate -s 7k freep && truncate -s %3k freep $SIZE" \
+testing "%" "truncate -s 7k freep && truncate -s %3k freep $SIZE" \
 	"9216\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/useradd.test b/tests/useradd.test
index 90b6501..d0b68ee 100755
--- a/tests/useradd.test
+++ b/tests/useradd.test
@@ -21,83 +21,83 @@
 pass=`echo -ne 'password\npassword\n'`
 
 user="toyTestUser"
-testing "useradd (text)" "useradd $user $arg || 
+testing "(text)" "useradd $user $arg || 
    grep '^$user:' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 user="toy1Test2User3"
-testing "useradd (alphanumeric)" "useradd $user $arg ||
+testing "(alphanumeric)" "useradd $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 user="987654321"
-testing "useradd (numeric)" "useradd $user $arg ||
+testing "(numeric)" "useradd $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 user="toy.1Test-2User_3"
-testing "useradd (with ./-/_)" "useradd $user $arg ||
+testing "(with ./-/_)" "useradd $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] && 
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 # 70 characters long string; hereafter, we will use it as per our need.
 user="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456789"
-testing "useradd (long string)" "useradd $user $arg ||
+testing "(long string)" "useradd $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 user="toyTestUser"
-testing "useradd dir" "useradd -h $PWD/dir $user $arg ||
+testing "dir" "useradd -h $PWD/dir $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*dir' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d $PWD/dir ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 rm -rf $PWD/dir
 
 gecos="aaa,bbb,ccc,ddd,eee"
-testing "useradd gecos" "useradd -g '$gecos' $user $arg ||
+testing "gecos" "useradd -g '$gecos' $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*$gecos' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 shl="/bin/sh"
-testing "useradd shell" "useradd -s $shl $user $arg ||
+testing "shell" "useradd -s $shl $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*$shl$' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
 g_name="root"
 g_id=`grep $g_name':.*:.*' /etc/group | cut -d : -f 3`
-testing "useradd group" "useradd -G $g_name $user $arg ||
+testing "group" "useradd -G $g_name $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*:.*:$g_id:.*' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
-testing "useradd (system user)" "useradd -S $user $arg ||
+testing "(system user)" "useradd -S $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*:.*:.*' /etc/passwd $arg && [ ! -e /home/$user ] && 
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"   
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
-testing "useradd -D" "useradd -D $user $arg ||
+testing "-D" "useradd -D $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*:.*:.*' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
-testing "useradd -H" "useradd -H $user $arg ||
+testing "-H" "useradd -H $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*:.*:.*' /etc/passwd $arg && [ ! -e /home/$user ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
-testing "useradd dir and -H" "useradd -H -h $PWD/dir $user $arg ||
+testing "dir and -H" "useradd -H -h $PWD/dir $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:.*dir' /etc/passwd $arg && [ ! -e $PWD/dir ] &&
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
 
-testing "useradd -u" "useradd -u 49999 $user $arg ||
+testing "-u" "useradd -u 49999 $user $arg ||
    grep '^$user:x:49999:.*' /etc/passwd $arg && [ -d /home/$user ] && 
    echo 'yes'" "yes\n" "" "$pass"
 userdel -r $user $arg
diff --git a/tests/uudecode.test b/tests/uudecode.test
index b9d7d01..2c3bba6 100755
--- a/tests/uudecode.test
+++ b/tests/uudecode.test
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "uudecode uu empty file" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout && echo yes" \
+testing "uu empty file" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout && echo yes" \
 	"yes\n" "" "begin 744 test\n\`\nend\n"
-testing "uudecode uu 1-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "a" "" \
+testing "uu 1-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "a" "" \
 	"begin 744 test\n!80  \n\`\nend\n"
-testing "uudecode uu 2-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "ab" "" \
+testing "uu 2-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "ab" "" \
 	"begin 744 test\n\"86( \n\`\nend\n"
-testing "uudecode uu 3-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "abc" "" \
+testing "uu 3-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "abc" "" \
 	"begin 744 test\n#86)C\n\`\nend\n" 
 
-testing "uudecode b64 empty file" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout && echo yes" \
+testing "b64 empty file" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout && echo yes" \
         "yes\n" "" "begin-base64 744 test\n====\n" 
-testing "uudecode b64 1-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "a" "" \
+testing "b64 1-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "a" "" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYQ==\n====\n"
-testing "uudecode b64 2-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "ab" "" \
+testing "b64 2-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "ab" "" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYWI=\n====\n"
-testing "uudecode b64 3-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "abc" "" \
+testing "b64 3-char" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout" "abc" "" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYWJj\n====\n"
 
-testing "uudecode filename" "uudecode && echo -ne 'abc' | cmp uudecode-fn-test /dev/stdin && echo -ne yes && rm uudecode-fn-test" \
+testing "filename" "uudecode && echo -ne 'abc' | cmp uudecode-fn-test /dev/stdin && echo -ne yes && rm uudecode-fn-test" \
 	"yes" "" "begin-base64 744 uudecode-fn-test\nYWJj\n====\n"
 
diff --git a/tests/uuencode.test b/tests/uuencode.test
index 7c19faa..b2a61dc 100755
--- a/tests/uuencode.test
+++ b/tests/uuencode.test
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
-testing "uuencode not enough args [fail]" "uuencode 2>/dev/null" "" "" ""
+testing "not enough args [fail]" "uuencode 2>/dev/null" "" "" ""
 
-testing "uuencode uu empty file" "uuencode test" \
+testing "uu empty file" "uuencode test" \
 	"begin 744 test\nend\n" "" "" 
-testing "uuencode uu 1-char" "uuencode test" \
+testing "uu 1-char" "uuencode test" \
 	"begin 744 test\n!80\`\`\nend\n" "" "a" 
-testing "uuencode uu 2-char" "uuencode test" \
+testing "uu 2-char" "uuencode test" \
 	"begin 744 test\n\"86(\`\nend\n" "" "ab" 
-testing "uuencode uu 3-char" "uuencode test" \
+testing "uu 3-char" "uuencode test" \
 	"begin 744 test\n#86)C\nend\n" "" "abc" 
 
-testing "uuencode b64 empty file" "uuencode -m test" \
+testing "b64 empty file" "uuencode -m test" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\n====\n" "" "" 
-testing "uuencode b64 1-char" "uuencode -m test" \
+testing "b64 1-char" "uuencode -m test" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYQ==\n====\n" "" "a" 
-testing "uuencode b64 2-char" "uuencode -m test" \
+testing "b64 2-char" "uuencode -m test" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYWI=\n====\n" "" "ab" 
-testing "uuencode b64 3-char" "uuencode -m test" \
+testing "b64 3-char" "uuencode -m test" \
 	"begin-base64 744 test\nYWJj\n====\n" "" "abc" 
 
diff --git a/tests/wc.test b/tests/wc.test
index 4089132..abb237e 100755
--- a/tests/wc.test
+++ b/tests/wc.test
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 EOF
 
 testing "wc" "wc >/dev/null && echo yes" "yes\n" "" ""
-testing "wc empty file" "wc" "0 0 0\n" "" ""
-testing "wc standard input" "wc" "1 3 5\n" "" "a b\nc"
-testing "wc -c" "wc -c file1" "26 file1\n" "" ""
-testing "wc -l" "wc -l file1" "4 file1\n" "" ""
-testing "wc -w" "wc -w file1" "5 file1\n" "" ""
-testing "wc format" "wc file1" "4 5 26 file1\n" "" ""
-testing "wc multiple files" "wc input - file1" \
+testing "empty file" "wc" "0 0 0\n" "" ""
+testing "standard input" "wc" "1 3 5\n" "" "a b\nc"
+testing "-c" "wc -c file1" "26 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "-l" "wc -l file1" "4 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "-w" "wc -w file1" "5 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "format" "wc file1" "4 5 26 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "multiple files" "wc input - file1" \
         "1 2 3 input\n0 2 3 -\n4 5 26 file1\n5 9 32 total\n" "a\nb" "a b"
 
 optional TOYBOX_I18N
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 do
   printf "ü" >> file1
 done
-testing "wc -m" "wc -m file1" "8193 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "-m" "wc -m file1" "8193 file1\n" "" ""
 printf " " > file1
 for i in $(seq 1 8192)
 do
   printf "ü" >> file1
 done
-testing "wc -m (invalid chars)" "wc -m file1" "8193 file1\n" "" ""
-testing "wc -mlw" "wc -mlw input" "1 2 11 input\n" "hello, 世界!\n" ""
+testing "-m (invalid chars)" "wc -m file1" "8193 file1\n" "" ""
+testing "-mlw" "wc -mlw input" "1 2 11 input\n" "hello, 世界!\n" ""
 
 else
 printf "skipping tests for wc -m"
diff --git a/tests/xargs.test b/tests/xargs.test
index e49445d..c99de40 100755
--- a/tests/xargs.test
+++ b/tests/xargs.test
@@ -5,31 +5,31 @@
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 
 testing "xargs" "xargs && echo yes" "hello\nyes\n" "" "hello"
-testing "xargs spaces" "xargs" \
+testing "spaces" "xargs" \
 	"one two three four\n" "" "one two\tthree  \nfour\n\n"
 
-testing "xargs -n 0" "xargs -n 0 2>/dev/null || echo ok" "ok\n" \
+testing "-n 0" "xargs -n 0 2>/dev/null || echo ok" "ok\n" \
 	"" "one \ntwo\n three"
-testing "xargs -n 2" "xargs -n 2" "one two\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
-testing "xargs -n exact match" "xargs -n 3" "one two three\n" "" "one two three"
+testing "-n 2" "xargs -n 2" "one two\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
+testing "-n exact match" "xargs -n 3" "one two three\n" "" "one two three"
 testing "xargs2" "xargs -n2" "one two\nthree four\nfive\n" "" \
 	"one two three four five"
-testing "xargs -s too long" "xargs -s 9 echo 2>/dev/null || echo ok" \
+testing "-s too long" "xargs -s 9 echo 2>/dev/null || echo ok" \
 	"one\ntwo\nok\n" "" "one two three"
-testing "xargs -s 13" "xargs -s 13 echo" "one two\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
-testing "xargs -s 12" "xargs -s 12 echo" "one\ntwo\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
+testing "-s 13" "xargs -s 13 echo" "one two\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
+testing "-s 12" "xargs -s 12 echo" "one\ntwo\nthree\n" "" "one \ntwo\n three"
 
 touch one two three
-testing "xargs command -opt" "xargs -n2 ls -1" "one\ntwo\nthree\n" "" \
+testing "command -opt" "xargs -n2 ls -1" "one\ntwo\nthree\n" "" \
 	"one two three"
 rm one two three
 
 exit
 
-testing "xargs -n exact match"
-testing "xargs -s exact match"
-testing "xargs -s 0"
-testing "xargs -s impossible"
+testing "-n exact match"
+testing "-s exact match"
+testing "-s 0"
+testing "-s impossible"
 
 # xargs command_not_found - returns 127
 # xargs false - returns 1
diff --git a/tests/xxd.test b/tests/xxd.test
index 68f52be..187bda5 100644
--- a/tests/xxd.test
+++ b/tests/xxd.test
@@ -9,38 +9,38 @@
 
 # Note that the xxd in vim-common on Ubuntu 14 uses %07x for the file offset.
 
-testing "xxd file1" "xxd file1" \
+testing "file1" "xxd file1" \
     "00000000: 7468 6973 2069 7320 736f 6d65 2074 6578  this is some tex\n00000010: 740a                                     t.\n" \
     "" ""
-testing "xxd file1 -l" "xxd -l 2 file1" \
+testing "file1 -l" "xxd -l 2 file1" \
     "00000000: 7468                                     th\n" \
     "" ""
-testing "xxd file2" "xxd file2" "" "" ""
-testing "xxd -" "xxd -" \
+testing "file2" "xxd file2" "" "" ""
+testing "-" "xxd -" \
     "00000000: 6865 6c6c 6f                             hello\n" "" "hello"
 testing "xxd" "xxd" \
     "00000000: 776f 726c 64                             world\n" "" "world"
-testing "xxd -c 8 -g 4 file1" "xxd -c 8 -g 4 file1" \
+testing "-c 8 -g 4 file1" "xxd -c 8 -g 4 file1" \
     "00000000: 74686973 20697320  this is \n00000008: 736f6d65 20746578  some tex\n00000010: 740a               t.\n" "" ""
-testing "xxd -c 8 -g 3 file1" "xxd -c 8 -g 3 file1" \
+testing "-c 8 -g 3 file1" "xxd -c 8 -g 3 file1" \
     "00000000: 746869 732069 7320 this is \n00000008: 736f6d 652074 6578 some tex\n00000010: 740a               t.\n" "" ""
 
-testing "xxd -p" "xxd -p file1" "7468697320697320736f6d6520746578740a\n" "" ""
+testing "-p" "xxd -p file1" "7468697320697320736f6d6520746578740a\n" "" ""
 
-testing "xxd -r" "xxd file1 | xxd -r" "this is some text\n" "" ""
-testing "xxd -r -p" "xxd -p file1 | xxd -r -p" "this is some text\n" "" ""
+testing "-r" "xxd file1 | xxd -r" "this is some text\n" "" ""
+testing "-r -p" "xxd -p file1 | xxd -r -p" "this is some text\n" "" ""
 
-testing "xxd -r garbage" "echo '0000: 68 65 6c6c 6fxxxx' | xxd -r -" "hello" "" ""
+testing "-r garbage" "echo '0000: 68 65 6c6c 6fxxxx' | xxd -r -" "hello" "" ""
 
 # -r will only read -c bytes (default 16) before skipping to the next line,
 # ignoring the rest.
-testing "xxd -r long" \
+testing "-r long" \
     "echo '0000: 40404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040' | xxd -r -" \
     "@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@" "" ""
 
 # -r -p ignores the usual -p 30-byte/line limit (or any limit set by -c) and
 # will take as many bytes as you give it.
-testing "xxd -r -p long" \
+testing "-r -p long" \
     "echo '40404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040' | xxd -r -p -" \
     "@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@" "" ""
 
diff --git a/tests/xzcat.test b/tests/xzcat.test
index e82ca88..4aaf35f 100755
--- a/tests/xzcat.test
+++ b/tests/xzcat.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Get system xzcat
 xzcatExe=`which xzcat`
 $xzcatExe file.xz > xzcatOut
-testing "xzcat - decompresses a single file" "xzcat file.xz > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile xzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* xzcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses a single file" "xzcat file.xz > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile xzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* xzcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 echo "hello" > file1
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 # Get system xzcat
 xzcatExe=`which xzcat`
 $xzcatExe file1.xz file2.xz file3.xz > xzcatOut
-testing "xzcat - decompresses multiple files" "xzcat file1.xz file2.xz file3.xz > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile xzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* xzcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses multiple files" "xzcat file1.xz file2.xz file3.xz > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile xzcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* xzcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
diff --git a/tests/zcat.test b/tests/zcat.test
index c1297c9..ccd472c 100755
--- a/tests/zcat.test
+++ b/tests/zcat.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Get system zcat
 zcatExe=`which zcat`
 $zcatExe file.gz > zcatOut
-testing "zcat - decompresses a single file" "zcat file.gz > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile zcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* zcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses a single file" "zcat file.gz > Tempfile && echo "yes"; diff Tempfile zcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* zcatOut Tempfile" "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
 
 #testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"
 echo "hello" > file1
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 # Get system zcat
 zcatExe=`which zcat`
 $zcatExe file1.gz file2.gz file3.gz > zcatOut
-testing "zcat - decompresses multiple files" "zcat file1.gz file2.gz file3.gz > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile zcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* zcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""
+testing "- decompresses multiple files" "zcat file1.gz file2.gz file3.gz > Tempfile && echo "yes" ; diff Tempfile zcatOut && echo "yes"; rm -rf file* zcatOut Tempfile " "yes\nyes\n" "" ""