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+/*
+ * This source code is released into the public domain.
+ */
+
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+
+import nihil.posix;
+
+namespace {
+
+SCENARIO("nihil::execl() can be used to spawn a shell")
+{
+	GIVEN("An execl object")
+	{
+		auto exec = nihil::execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", "x=1; echo $x");
+
+		WHEN("The shell is executed")
+		{
+			auto output = std::string();
+			auto capture = nihil::make_capture(nihil::stdout_fileno, output).value();
+			auto status = nihil::spawn(exec, capture).value().wait().value();
+
+			THEN("The exit code is 0")
+			{
+				REQUIRE(status.status() == 0);
+			}
+			AND_THEN("The expected output was captured")
+			{
+				REQUIRE(output == "1\n");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+SCENARIO("nihil::execl() returns the shell's exit code")
+{
+	GIVEN("An execshell object")
+	{
+		auto exec = nihil::execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", "x=42; exit $x");
+
+		WHEN("The shell is executed")
+		{
+			auto output = std::string();
+			auto capture = nihil::make_capture(nihil::stdout_fileno, output).value();
+			auto status = nihil::spawn(exec, capture).value().wait().value();
+
+			THEN("The exit code is 1")
+			{
+				REQUIRE(status.status() == 42);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace