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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+
+describe "Kernel#p" do
+  before :all do
+    @rs_f, @rs_b, @rs_c = $/, $\, $,
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    $/, $\, $, = @rs_f, @rs_b, @rs_c
+  end
+
+  it "is a private method" do
+    Kernel.should have_private_instance_method(:p)
+  end
+
+  # TODO: fix
+  it "flushes output if receiver is a File" do
+    filename = tmp("Kernel_p_flush") + $$.to_s
+    begin
+      File.open(filename, "w") do |f|
+        begin
+          old_stdout = $stdout
+          $stdout = f
+          p("abcde")
+        ensure
+          $stdout = old_stdout
+        end
+
+        File.open(filename) do |f2|
+          f2.read(7).should == "\"abcde\""
+        end
+      end
+    ensure
+      rm_r filename
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "prints obj.inspect followed by system record separator for each argument given" do
+    o = mock("Inspector Gadget")
+    o.should_receive(:inspect).any_number_of_times.and_return "Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!"
+
+    lambda { p(o) }.should output("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+    lambda { p(*[o]) }.should output("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+    lambda { p(*[o, o]) }.should output("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\nNext time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+    lambda { p([o])}.should output("[#{o.inspect}]\n")
+  end
+
+  it "is not affected by setting $\\, $/ or $," do
+    o = mock("Inspector Gadget")
+    o.should_receive(:inspect).any_number_of_times.and_return "Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!"
+
+    $, = " *helicopter sound*\n"
+    lambda { p(o) }.should output_to_fd("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+
+    $\ = " *helicopter sound*\n"
+    lambda { p(o) }.should output_to_fd("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+
+    $/ = " *helicopter sound*\n"
+    lambda { p(o) }.should output_to_fd("Next time, Gadget, NEXT TIME!\n")
+  end
+
+  it "prints nothing if no argument is given" do
+    lambda { p }.should output("")
+  end
+
+  it "prints nothing if called splatting an empty Array" do
+    lambda { p(*[]) }.should output("")
+  end
+
+=begin Not sure how to spec this, but wanted to note the behavior here
+  it "does not flush if receiver is not a TTY or a File" do
+  end
+=end
+end
+
+describe "Kernel.p" do
+  it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
+end