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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+@test "\`hosts version\` returns with 0 status." {
+  run "$_HOSTS" --version
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+}
+
+@test "\`hosts version\` prints a version number." {
+  run "$_HOSTS" --version
+  printf "'%s'" "$output"
+  echo "$output" | grep -q '\d\+\.\d\+\.\d\+'
+}
+
+@test "\`hosts --version\` returns with 0 status." {
+  run "$_HOSTS" --version
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+}
+
+@test "\`hosts --version\` prints a version number." {
+  run "$_HOSTS" --version
+  printf "'%s'" "$output"
+  echo "$output" | grep -q '\d\+\.\d\+\.\d\+'
+}