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+# Tests related to the overall opustags executable, like the help message.
+# No Opus file is manipulated here.
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More tests => 5;
+
+my $opustags = './opustags';
+
+BAIL_OUT("$opustags does not exist or is not executable") if (! -x $opustags);
+
+is(`$opustags`, <<'EOF', 'no options show the usage');
+opustags version 1.1.1
+Usage: opustags --help
+       opustags [OPTIONS] FILE
+       opustags OPTIONS FILE -o FILE
+EOF
+
+is(`$opustags --help`, <<'EOF', '--help displays the help message');
+opustags version 1.1.1
+
+Usage: opustags --help
+       opustags [OPTIONS] FILE
+       opustags OPTIONS FILE -o FILE
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help              print this help
+  -o, --output            write the modified tags to a file
+  -i, --in-place [SUFFIX] use a temporary file then replace the original file
+  -y, --overwrite         overwrite the output file if it already exists
+  -d, --delete FIELD      delete all the fields of a specified type
+  -a, --add FIELD=VALUE   add a field
+  -s, --set FIELD=VALUE   delete then add a field
+  -D, --delete-all        delete all the fields!
+  -S, --set-all           read the fields from stdin
+
+See the man page for extensive documentation.
+EOF
+is($?, 0, '--help returns 0');
+
+is(`$opustags --derp 2>&1`, <<'EOF', 'unrecognized option shows an error');
+./opustags: unrecognized option '--derp'
+EOF
+is($?, 256, 'unrecognized option causes return code 256');