cat >"$expected" <<EOF
1 09/29 Test1 Testing message 1<<This is message number 1 >>\e[m
2 09/29 Test2 Testing message 2<<This is message number 2 >>\e[m
cat >"$expected" <<EOF
1 09/29 Test1 Testing message 1<<This is message number 1 >>\e[m
2 09/29 Test2 Testing message 2<<This is message number 2 >>\e[m