diff --git a/core/commands/ipns.go b/core/commands/ipns.go
index 591286914..a1ca1417b 100644
--- a/core/commands/ipns.go
+++ b/core/commands/ipns.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Resolve the value of another name:
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, u.ErrCast()
 			}
-			return strings.NewReader(output.Path.String()), nil
+			return strings.NewReader(output.Path.String() + "\n"), nil
 		},
 	},
 	Type: ResolvedPath{},
diff --git a/core/commands/object.go b/core/commands/object.go
index 2b6a1494e..e2e8b3167 100644
--- a/core/commands/object.go
+++ b/core/commands/object.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ and then run
 	Marshalers: cmds.MarshalerMap{
 		cmds.Text: func(res cmds.Response) (io.Reader, error) {
 			object := res.Output().(*Object)
-			return strings.NewReader("added " + object.Hash), nil
+			return strings.NewReader("added " + object.Hash + "\n"), nil
 		},
 	},
 	Type: Object{},
diff --git a/core/commands/resolve.go b/core/commands/resolve.go
index f6ad91eae..9eaa590df 100644
--- a/core/commands/resolve.go
+++ b/core/commands/resolve.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Resolve the value of an IPFS DAG path:
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, u.ErrCast()
 			}
-			return strings.NewReader(output.Path.String()), nil
+			return strings.NewReader(output.Path.String() + "\n"), nil
 		},
 	},
 	Type: ResolvedPath{},
diff --git a/core/commands/tar.go b/core/commands/tar.go
index 0d6fc1318..7b84ac5f1 100644
--- a/core/commands/tar.go
+++ b/core/commands/tar.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var tarAddCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	Marshalers: cmds.MarshalerMap{
 		cmds.Text: func(res cmds.Response) (io.Reader, error) {
 			o := res.Output().(*AddedObject)
-			return strings.NewReader(o.Hash), nil
+			return strings.NewReader(o.Hash + "\n"), nil
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0051-object.sh b/test/sharness/t0051-object.sh
index cc612addd..ec97e39a2 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0051-object.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0051-object.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs object put file.json' output looks good" '
 		HASH="QmUTSAdDi2xsNkDtLqjFgQDMEn5di3Ab9eqbrt4gaiNbUD" &&
-		printf "added $HASH" > expected_putOut &&
+		printf "added $HASH\n" > expected_putOut &&
 		test_cmp expected_putOut actual_putOut
 	'
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs object put file.xml' output looks good" '
 		HASH="QmQzNKUHy4HyEUGkqKe3q3t796ffPLQXYCkHCcXUNT5JNK" &&
-		printf "added $HASH" > expected_putOut &&
+		printf "added $HASH\n" > expected_putOut &&
 		test_cmp expected_putOut actual_putOut
 	'
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 	'
 
 	test_expect_failure "'ipfs object put --inputenc=xml' output looks good" '
-		echo "added $HASH" >expected &&
+		echo "added $HASH\n" >expected &&
 		test_cmp expected actual
 	'
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs object put file.pb' output looks good" '
 		HASH="QmUTSAdDi2xsNkDtLqjFgQDMEn5di3Ab9eqbrt4gaiNbUD" &&
-		printf "added $HASH" > expected_putOut &&
+		printf "added $HASH\n" > expected_putOut &&
 		test_cmp expected_putOut actual_putOut
 	'
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs object put' from stdin output looks good" '
 		HASH="QmUTSAdDi2xsNkDtLqjFgQDMEn5di3Ab9eqbrt4gaiNbUD" &&
-		printf "added $HASH" > expected_putStdinOut &&
+		printf "added $HASH\n" > expected_putStdinOut &&
 		test_cmp expected_putStdinOut actual_putStdinOut
 	'
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ test_object_cmd() {
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs object put' from stdin (pb) output looks good" '
 		HASH="QmUTSAdDi2xsNkDtLqjFgQDMEn5di3Ab9eqbrt4gaiNbUD" &&
-		printf "added $HASH" > expected_putStdinOut &&
+		printf "added $HASH\n" > expected_putStdinOut &&
 		test_cmp expected_putStdinOut actual_putPbStdinOut
 	'
 
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
index f4c2cf269..688dcbd1e 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
 '
 
 test_expect_success "resolve output looks good" '
-	printf "/ipfs/%s" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected2 &&
+	printf "/ipfs/%s\n" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected2 &&
 	test_cmp expected2 output
 '
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
 '
 
 test_expect_success "resolve output looks good" '
-	printf "/ipfs/%s/help" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected4 &&
+	printf "/ipfs/%s/help\n" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected4 &&
 	test_cmp expected4 output
 '
 
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0160-resolve.sh b/test/sharness/t0160-resolve.sh
index 02b457c54..1642d51aa 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0160-resolve.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0160-resolve.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_resolve_setup_name() {
 	test_expect_success "resolve: prepare name" '
 		id_hash=$(ipfs id -f="<id>") &&
 		ipfs name publish "$ref" &&
-		printf "$ref" >expected_nameval &&
+		printf "$ref\n" >expected_nameval &&
 		ipfs name resolve >actual_nameval &&
 		test_cmp expected_nameval actual_nameval
 	'
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test_resolve() {
 	'
 
 	test_expect_success "resolved correctly: $src -> $dst" '
-		printf "$dst" >expected &&
+		printf "$dst\n" >expected &&
 		test_cmp expected actual
 	'
 }
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0240-republisher.sh b/test/sharness/t0240-republisher.sh
index c1db0fbd3..71764ae96 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0240-republisher.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0240-republisher.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ verify_can_resolve() {
 	'
 
 	test_expect_success "output looks right" '
-		printf "/ipfs/$expected" > expected &&
+		printf "/ipfs/$expected\n" > expected &&
 		test_cmp expected resolve
 	'
 }