--- a/tests/test-command-template.t Mon Jun 24 14:02:01 2013 -0400
+++ b/tests/test-command-template.t Tue Jun 25 21:02:22 2013 +0400
@@ -1536,3 +1536,31 @@
$ hg log -R latesttag -r 10 --template '{sub("[0-9]", "x", "{rev}")}\n'
xx
+
+Test the strip function with chars specified:
+
+ $ hg log -R latesttag --template '{desc}\n'
+ at3
+ t5
+ t3
+ t2
+ t1
+ merge
+ h2e
+ h2d
+ h1c
+ b
+ a
+
+ $ hg log -R latesttag --template '{strip(desc, "te")}\n'
+ at3
+ 5
+ 3
+ 2
+ 1
+ merg
+ h2
+ h2d
+ h1c
+ b
+ a