The current unanchored grep sometimes matches MESSAGE=/_CMDLINE= fields that contain "__SEQNUM=" instead of just the __SEQNUM= field, causing spurious test fails: [ 721.546372] testsuite-04.sh[1013]: ++ cut -d= -f2 [ 721.555858] testsuite-04.sh[1011]: ++ journalctl -o export -n 1 [ 721.573037] testsuite-04.sh[1012]: ++ grep -a __SEQNUM= [ 721.767294] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + SEQNUM1='495773 [ 721.769671] testsuite-04.sh[562]: ++ grep -a __SEQNUM [ 721.771323] testsuite-04.sh[562]: grep -a __SEQNUM' [ 721.772938] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + systemd-cat echo yo [ 721.921413] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + journalctl --sync [ 722.088945] testsuite-04.sh[1018]: ++ journalctl -o export -n 1 [ 722.104040] testsuite-04.sh[1019]: ++ grep -a __SEQNUM= [ 722.117239] testsuite-04.sh[1020]: ++ cut -d= -f2 [ 722.314936] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + SEQNUM2=495786 [ 722.317906] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + test 495786 -gt '495773 [ 722.319737] testsuite-04.sh[562]: ++ grep -a __SEQNUM [ 722.321609] testsuite-04.sh[562]: grep -a __SEQNUM' [ 722.323536] testsuite-04.sh[562]: /usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/units/testsuite-04.sh: line 276: test: 495773 [ 722.325744] testsuite-04.sh[562]: ++ grep -a __SEQNUM [ 722.327498] testsuite-04.sh[562]: grep -a __SEQNUM: integer expression expected [ 722.329528] testsuite-04.sh[562]: + journalctl --rotate --vacuum-size=16M $ build/journalctl --file /var/tmp/systemd-test.0HpVjt/system.journal -o export | grep -a __SEQNUM= ... __SEQNUM=214849 __SEQNUM=214850 MESSAGE=++ grep -a __SEQNUM= _CMDLINE=grep -a __SEQNUM= __SEQNUM=214851 ... __SEQNUM=214860 MESSAGE=++ grep -a __SEQNUM= _CMDLINE=grep -a __SEQNUM= __SEQNUM=214861 __SEQNUM=214862 __SEQNUM=214863 ... Let's anchor the expression to avoid this. Follow-up to f28ed2c1be7.
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