diff --git a/examples/test/test-rev-list.sh b/examples/test/test-rev-list.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bc0eea7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/test/test-rev-list.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+THIS_FILE="$(readlink -f "$0")"
+ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "$THIS_FILE")")")"
+PROGRAM="$ROOT"/examples/rev-list
+LIBDIR="$ROOT"/build
+REPO="$ROOT"/tests-clar/resources/testrepo.git
+
+cd "$REPO"
+
+run () {
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LIBDIR" "$PROGRAM" "$@"
+}
+
+diff -u - <(run --date-order a4a7dce) <<EOF
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+EOF
+
+out="$(run --topo-order a4a7dce)"
+diff -q - <(echo -n "$out") <<EOF >/dev/null ||
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+EOF
+diff -u - <(echo "$out") <<EOF
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+EOF
+
+diff -u - <(run --date-order --reverse a4a7dce) <<EOF
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+EOF
+
+out=$(run --topo-order --reverse a4a7dce)
+diff -q - <(echo -n "$out") <<EOF >/dev/null ||
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+EOF
+diff -u - <(echo "$out") <<EOF
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+EOF
+
+out="$(run --date-order --topo-order --reverse --reverse a4a7dce)"
+diff -q - <(echo -n "$out") <<EOF >/dev/null ||
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+EOF
+diff -u - <(echo "$out") <<EOF
+a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+c47800c7266a2be04c571c04d5a6614691ea99bd
+5b5b025afb0b4c913b4c338a42934a3863bf3644
+8496071c1b46c854b31185ea97743be6a8774479
+EOF
+
+diff -u - <(run ^9fd738e~2 9fd738e) <<EOF
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+EOF
+
+diff -u - <(run --not 9fd738e..9fd738e~2) <<EOF
+9fd738e8f7967c078dceed8190330fc8648ee56a
+4a202b346bb0fb0db7eff3cffeb3c70babbd2045
+EOF