diff --git a/tests/test_pirate.py b/tests/test_pirate.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import unittest
+import pirate.pirate
+
+
+class TestPirate(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_parse_cmd(self):
+        tests = [
+            [['abc', ''], ['abc']],
+            [['abc %s', 'url'], ['abc', 'url']],
+            [['abc "%s"', 'url'], ['abc', 'url']],
+            [["abc \'%s\'", 'url'], ['abc', 'url']],
+            [['abc bash -c "\'%s\'"', 'url'], ['abc', 'bash', '-c', "'url'"]],
+            [['abc %s %s', 'url'], ['abc', 'url', 'url']],
+        ]
+        for test in tests:
+            self.assertEqual(pirate.pirate.parse_cmd(*test[0]), test[1])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()