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+Subproject commit 378897d1d5cf19e63fb7faefd301eca6624daf38
diff --git a/src/pester-tests/Test-Out-File.Tests.ps1 b/src/pester-tests/Test-Out-File.Tests.ps1
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+Describe "Test-Out-File" {
+    $expectedContent = "some test text"
+    $inputObject = New-Object psobject -Property @{text=$expectedContent}
+    $testfile = "/tmp/outfileTest.txt"
+
+    AfterEach {
+         Remove-Item -Path $testfile -Force
+    }
+
+    It "Should be able to be called without error" {
+         { Out-File -FilePath $testfile }   | Should Not Throw
+    }
+
+    It "Should be able to accept string input via piping" {
+        { $expectedContent | Out-File -FilePath $testfile } | Should Not Throw
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual | Should Be $expectedContent
+    }
+
+    It "Should be able to accept string input via the InputObject swictch" {
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $expectedContent } | Should Not Throw
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual | Should Be $expectedContent
+    }
+
+    It "Should be able to accept object input" {
+        { $inputObject | Out-File -FilePath $testfile } | Should Not Throw
+
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject } | Should Not Throw
+    }
+
+    It "Should not overwrite when the noclobber switch is used" {
+
+        Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject
+
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject -NoClobber -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }   | Should Throw "already exists."
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject -NoOverWrite -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } | Should Throw "already exists."
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual[0] | Should Be ""
+        $actual[1] | Should Match "text"
+        $actual[2] | Should Match "----"
+        $actual[3] | Should Match "some test text"
+    }
+
+    It "Should Append a new line when the append switch is used" {
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject }         | Should Not Throw
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject -Append } | Should Not Throw
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual[0]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[1]  | Should Match "text"
+        $actual[2]  | Should Match "----"
+        $actual[3]  | Should Match "some test text"
+        $actual[4]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[5]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[6]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[7]  | Should Match "text"
+        $actual[8]  | Should Match "----"
+        $actual[9]  | Should Match "some test text"
+        $actual[10] | Should Be ""
+        $actual[11] | Should Be ""
+
+    }
+
+    It "Should limit each line to the specified number of characters when the width switch is used on objects" {
+
+        Out-File -FilePath $testfile -Width 10 -InputObject $inputObject
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual[0] | Should Be ""
+        $actual[1] | Should Be "text      "
+        $actual[2] | Should Be "----      "
+        $actual[3] | Should Be "some te..."
+
+    }
+
+    It "Should allow the cmdlet to overwrite an existing read-only file" {
+        # create a read-only text file
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject }                | Should Not Throw
+        Set-ItemProperty -Path $testfile -Name IsReadOnly -Value $true
+
+        # write information to the RO file
+        { Out-File -FilePath $testfile -InputObject $inputObject -Append -Force } | Should Not Throw
+
+        $actual = Get-Content $testfile
+
+        $actual[0]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[1]  | Should Match "text"
+        $actual[2]  | Should Match "----"
+        $actual[3]  | Should Match "some test text"
+        $actual[4]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[5]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[6]  | Should Be ""
+        $actual[7]  | Should Match "text"
+        $actual[8]  | Should Match "----"
+        $actual[9]  | Should Match "some test text"
+        $actual[10] | Should Be ""
+        $actual[11] | Should Be ""
+
+        # reset to not read only so it can be deleted
+        Set-ItemProperty -Path $testfile -Name IsReadOnly -Value $false
+    }
+}