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+# Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Zmanda Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+#
+# Contact information: Zmanda Inc, 465 S Mathlida Ave, Suite 300
+# Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA, or: http://www.zmanda.com
+
+use Test::More tests => 2;
+
+use lib "@amperldir@";
+use Installcheck::Run qw(run run_get run_err);
+
+##
+# First, check that the script runs -- this is essentially a syntax/strict
+# check of the script.
+
+ok(!run('amtapetype'),
+ "'amtapetype' with no arguments returns an error exit status");
+like($Installcheck::Run::stderr, qr(\AUsage: )i,
+ ".. and gives usage message on stderr");
+
+# amtapetype demands far more resources than we can allow it to use in a
+# test situation, so for now this is the best we can do.