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diff --git a/common/path_test.go b/common/path_test.go
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+++ b/common/path_test.go
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+package common
+
+import (
+	// "os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGoodFile(t *testing.T) {
+	goodpath := "~/goethereumtest.pass"
+	path := ExpandHomePath(goodpath)
+	contentstring := "3.14159265358979323846"
+
+	err := WriteFile(path, []byte(contentstring))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Could not write file")
+	}
+
+	if !FileExist(path) {
+		t.Error("File not found at", path)
+	}
+
+	v, err := ReadAllFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("Could not read file", path)
+	}
+	if v != contentstring {
+		t.Error("Expected", contentstring, "Got", v)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestBadFile(t *testing.T) {
+	badpath := "/this/path/should/not/exist/goethereumtest.fail"
+	path := ExpandHomePath(badpath)
+	contentstring := "3.14159265358979323846"
+
+	err := WriteFile(path, []byte(contentstring))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Wrote file, but should not be able to", path)
+	}
+
+	if FileExist(path) {
+		t.Error("Found file, but should not be able to", path)
+	}
+
+	v, err := ReadAllFile(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Read file, but should not be able to", v)
+	}
+
+}