diff --git a/src/test/gramps_cli_test.py b/src/test/gramps_cli_test.py
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+""" CLI tests for gramps """
+
+import os
+import unittest
+import re
+
+from test import test_util as tu
+
+pdir = tu.path_append_parent()
+ddir = tu.make_subdir( __file__ + ".data")
+
+test_ged = """0 HEAD
+1 SOUR min1r.ged min 1-rec
+1 SUBM @SUBM1@
+1 GEDC
+2 VERS 5.5
+2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED
+1 CHAR ASCII
+0 @I1@ INDI
+0 TRLR
+"""
+min1r = os.path.join(ddir,"min1r.ged")
+out_ged = os.path.join(ddir,"test_out.ged")
+
+
+class Test(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(s):
+        if not os.path.exists(min1r):
+            open(min1r,"wb").write(test_ged)
+        if os.path.exists(out_ged):
+            os.remove(out_ged)
+
+    # silly test just to illustrate unittest setUp behavior
+    def test1_setup_works(s):
+        s.assertTrue(os.path.exists(ddir), "data dir %r exists" % ddir)
+        s.assertTrue(os.path.exists(min1r), "data file %r exists" % min1r)
+        s.assertFalse(os.path.exists(out_ged), 
+            "NO out file %r yet" % out_ged)
+ 
+
+    # This tests the fix for bug #1331-1334
+    # read trivial gedcom input, write gedcom output
+    def test2_exec_CLI(s):
+        ifile = min1r
+        ofile = out_ged
+        gcmd = "./gramps.py -i%s -o%s" % (ifile, ofile)
+        rc = os.system("cd %s &&  python %s" % (pdir, gcmd)) 
+        s.assertEquals(rc,0, tu.msg(rc,0, "executed CLI cmmand %r" % gcmd))
+        # simple validation o output
+        s.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(ofile), "output file created")
+        content = open(ofile).read()
+        g = re.search("INDI", content)
+        s.assertTrue(g, "found 'INDI' in output file")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
+
+#===eof===