7 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/validation/optim/call-complex-pointer.c b/validation/optim/call-complex-pointer.c
index 6cfeb6ab..d1b68fb1 100644
--- a/validation/optim/call-complex-pointer.c
+++ b/validation/optim/call-complex-pointer.c
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ int foo(int p, int (*f0)(int), int (*f1)(int), int arg)
  * check-known-to-fail
  *
  * check-output-ignore
- * check-output-excludes: ptrcast\.
- * check-output-contains: select\.
+ * check-output-excludes: ptrcast\\.
+ * check-output-contains: select\\.
  */
diff --git a/validation/optim/canonical-add.c b/validation/optim/canonical-add.c
index b7035e4c..6f32a61e 100644
--- a/validation/optim/canonical-add.c
+++ b/validation/optim/canonical-add.c
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ int xmc_sub_ymc(int x, int y)
  * check-known-to-fail
  * check-output-ignore
 
- * check-output-excludes: \$1
- * check-output-excludes: \$-1
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$1
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$-1
  */
diff --git a/validation/optim/canonical-cmp.c b/validation/optim/canonical-cmp.c
index 6f3b5180..0fc531e9 100644
--- a/validation/optim/canonical-cmp.c
+++ b/validation/optim/canonical-cmp.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ uint uat(uint p, uint a) { return (123 <  p) ? a : 0; }
  * check-name: canonical-cmp
  * check-command: test-linearize -Wno-decl $file
  *
- * check-output-excludes: \$123,
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$123,
  *
  * check-output-start
 seq:
diff --git a/validation/optim/canonical-fcmp.c b/validation/optim/canonical-fcmp.c
index d098da64..b919a55f 100644
--- a/validation/optim/canonical-fcmp.c
+++ b/validation/optim/canonical-fcmp.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int nfcmp_ge(double a) { return !(g <  a); }
  * check-name: canonical-cmp
  * check-command: test-linearize -Wno-decl $file
  *
- * check-output-excludes: \$123,
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$123,
  *
  * check-output-start
 fcmp_eq:
diff --git a/validation/optim/canonical-mul.c b/validation/optim/canonical-mul.c
index 90d59f2e..3ae9e3a6 100644
--- a/validation/optim/canonical-mul.c
+++ b/validation/optim/canonical-mul.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ uint xtc_umul_ytc(uint x, uint y) { return (x * 3) * (y * 2); }
  * check-known-to-fail
  * check-output-ignore
  *
- * check-output-excludes: \$3
- * check-output-excludes: \$2
- * check-output-contains: \$6
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$3
+ * check-output-excludes: \\$2
+ * check-output-contains: \\$6
  */
diff --git a/validation/optim/load-converted.c b/validation/optim/load-converted.c
index 7cbb53cf..91e04af4 100644
--- a/validation/optim/load-converted.c
+++ b/validation/optim/load-converted.c
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ static int foo(int *p, int i)
  * check-command: test-linearize -Wno-decl $file
  *
  * check-output-ignore
- * check-output-excludes: add\.
+ * check-output-excludes: add\\.
  */
diff --git a/validation/optim/store-dominated.c b/validation/optim/store-dominated.c
index d74db779..5780ba6b 100644
--- a/validation/optim/store-dominated.c
+++ b/validation/optim/store-dominated.c
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ static void foo(void)
  * check-command: test-linearize $file
  *
  * check-output-ignore
- * check-output-excludes: add\.
+ * check-output-excludes: add\\.
  */