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+#
+# Author:: Daniel DeLeo (<dan@chef.io>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) Chef Software Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe "knife smoke tests" do
+
+  # Since our specs load all code, there could be a case where knife does not
+  # run correctly b/c of a missing require, but is not caught by other tests.
+  #
+  # We run `knife -v` to verify that knife at least loads all its code.
+  it "can run and print its version" do
+    knife_path = File.expand_path("../../bin/knife", CHEF_SPEC_DATA)
+    knife_cmd = Mixlib::ShellOut.new("#{knife_path} -v")
+    knife_cmd.run_command
+    knife_cmd.error!
+    expect(knife_cmd.stdout).to include(Chef::VERSION)
+  end
+
+  it "can run and show help" do
+    knife_path = File.expand_path("../../bin/knife", CHEF_SPEC_DATA)
+    knife_cmd = Mixlib::ShellOut.new("#{knife_path} --help")
+    knife_cmd.run_command
+    knife_cmd.error!
+    expect(knife_cmd.stdout).to include("Usage")
+  end
+end