diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
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+import os
+import unittest
+import jc.cli
+
+
+class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_cli(self):
+        commands = {
+            "jc -p systemctl list-sockets": "systemctl list-sockets | jc --systemctl-ls -p",
+            "jc -p systemctl list-unit-files": "systemctl list-unit-files | jc --systemctl-luf -p",
+        }
+
+        for command, expected_command in commands.items():
+            self.assertEquals(jc.cli.generate_magic_command(command.split(" "))[1], expected_command)