diff --git a/tests/checks/jobs-are-escaped.fish b/tests/checks/jobs-are-escaped.fish
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+# RUN: %fish %s
+
+# Ensure that jobs are printed with new lines escaped
+
+sleep \
+100 &
+
+jobs
+#CHECK: Job	Group{{.*}}
+# CHECK: 1{{.*\t}}sleep \\\n100 &
+kill %1