diff -r 2a27b921cd91 -r a93e60ebea09 tests/test-verify.t
--- a/tests/test-verify.t	Mon May 06 16:16:15 2024 +0200
+++ b/tests/test-verify.t	Mon May 06 16:29:00 2024 +0200
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@
   dirstate inconsistent with current parent's manifest
   1 dirstate errors
   [1]
+
+We can check the dirstate in isolation
+  $ hg admin::verify -c dirstate
+  running 1 checks
+  running working-copy.dirstate
+  checking dirstate
+  warning: ignoring unknown working parent c5ddb05ab828!
+  file marked as tracked in p1 (000000000000) but not in manifest1
+  found 1 errors
+
   $ cp -R .hg/store-full/. .hg/store
 
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