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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "SystemExit" do
+  it "sets the exit status and exits silently when raised" do
+    code = 'raise SystemExit.new(7)'
+    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
+    result.should == ""
+    $?.exitstatus.should == 7
+  end
+
+  it "sets the exit status and exits silently when raised when subclassed" do
+    code = 'class CustomExit < SystemExit; end; raise CustomExit.new(8)'
+    result = ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1")
+    result.should == ""
+    $?.exitstatus.should == 8
+  end
+end