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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'pathname'
+
+describe "Pathname#parent" do
+
+  it "has parent of root as root" do
+    Pathname.new('/').parent.to_s.should == '/'
+  end
+
+  it "has parent of /usr/ as root" do
+    Pathname.new('/usr/').parent.to_s.should == '/'
+  end
+
+  it "has parent of /usr/local as root" do
+    Pathname.new('/usr/local').parent.to_s.should == '/usr'
+  end
+
+end
+