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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Script to test ratbag-command for valid argument parsing. Must be run
+# against a device file.
+#
+
+declare -A cmds
+
+command="`dirname $0`/ratbag-command"
+device=$1
+if ! [[ -e "$device" ]]; then
+	echo "Invalid device path or path missing"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# no device argument
+cmds[0]="list"
+
+for i in "${cmds[@]}"; do
+	echo "Testing arguments '$i $device'"
+	eval $command "$i"
+	if [[ $? == 2 ]]; then
+		echo "Invalid command: $i"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	sleep 1
+done
+
+# commands with device argument
+cmds[0]="info"
+cmds[1]="switch-etekcity"
+cmds[2]="profile active get"
+cmds[3]="profile active set 0"
+cmds[4]="resolution active get"
+cmds[5]="resolution active set 0"
+cmds[6]="dpi get"
+cmds[7]="dpi set 800"
+cmds[8]="profile 0 resolution active get"
+cmds[9]="profile 0 resolution active set 0"
+cmds[10]="resolution 0 dpi get"
+cmds[11]="resolution 0 dpi set 800"
+cmds[12]="resolution 0 dpi get"
+cmds[13]="profile 0 resolution 0 dpi get"
+cmds[14]="profile 0 resolution 0 dpi set 800"
+
+for i in "${cmds[@]}"; do
+	echo "Testing arguments '$i $device'"
+	eval $command "$i" $device
+	if [[ $? == 2 ]]; then
+		echo "Invalid command: $i"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	sleep 1
+done
+