isnt $? 0 "trimmer: ${msg}: exit status"
num_events=$(wc -l < "${tmp_out}")
- is "${num_events}" 0 "trimmer: ${msg}: number of events (0)"
+ # Use bash parameter expansion to strip spaces added by BSD 'wc' on macOs and Solaris
+ is "${num_events// /}" 0 "trimmer: ${msg}: number of events (0)"
stderr="$(cat "${tmp_err}")"
# "like" doesn't like when the passed text is empty.