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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Test various -remote use cases. Start an ELinks instance before
+# running the test. All arguments to this test script will be passed to
+# ELinks. Set ELINKS to change the binary to execute ELinks.
+#
+# XXX: The test will affect your current ELinks configurations. If you
+# do not want this pass --config-dir <path/to/dir/> to avoid this.
+# 
+# FIXME: Maybe make this script eun more automatic by using screen. 
+
+elinks=${ELINKS:-elinks}
+args="$@"
+
+die()
+{
+	echo "$@" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+test_remote()
+{
+	desc="$1"; shift
+	testno=$(expr "$testno" + 1)
+	echo "Test $testno: $desc"
+	echo "	> $elinks $confdir --remote '$@'"
+	"$elinks" $args --remote "$@"
+	echo "Press return to continue..."
+	read
+}
+
+elinks=${ELINKS:-elinks}
+testno=0
+
+"$elinks" $args --remote "ping()" || die "Start ELinks instance to proceed"
+
+test_remote "infoBox(): no quote" "infoBox(Hello World.)"
+test_remote "infoBox(): quote" 'infoBox("Hello World.")'
+test_remote "infoBox(): single quote (not considered as quote chars)" "infoBox('Hello World.')"
+test_remote "infoBox(): quoted quote" 'infoBox("Hello ""quoted"" World.")'
+test_remote "infoBox(): quoted string with comma" 'infoBox("Comma, a different kind of punctuation.")'
+
+test_remote "openURL(): prompt URL" "openURL()"
+test_remote "openURL(): in current tab" 'openURL("http://elinks.cz/")'
+test_remote "openURL(): in new tab" 'openURL(http://elinks.cz/news.html, new-tab)'
+test_remote "openURL(): in new tab" 'openURL("http://elinks.cz/news.html", "new-tab")'
+test_remote "openURL(): in new tab" 'openURL("http://elinks.cz/news.html", "new-tab")'
+test_remote "openURL(): in new window (requires that ELinks runs in screen or a window environment)" \
+	    "openURL(http://elinks.cz/search.html, new-window)"
+
+test_remote "xfeDoCommand(): open new window (requires that ELinks runs in screen or a window environment)" \
+	    "xfeDoCommand(openBrowser)"
+
+test_remote "addBookmark()" 'addBookmark("http://127.0.0.1/")'
+
+test_remote "ELinks extension: single URL" "/"