diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
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+This directory should contain unit tests.
+
+I have not yet searched (or found) a good way to implement this for cdist,
+feel free to take the hat.
diff --git a/test/fail_if_explorer_fails.sh b/test/fail_if_explorer_fails.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist 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 cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+. cdist-config
+
+mkdir -p /tmp/cdist/...
+__cdist_explorer_run global