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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+from basetest import Task, TestCase
+
+REPO_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+
+class TestBug1414(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.t = Task()
+        self.t.config("default.command", "exec echo hello")
+        self.t.config("verbose", "no")
+
+    def test_execute(self):
+        """use execute"""
+
+        code, out, err = self.t(("exec", "echo hello"))
+
+        self.assertIn("hello", out)
+
+    def test_exec_alias(self):
+        """use exec in alias"""
+
+        self.t.config("alias.asdf", "exec echo hello")
+
+        code, out, err = self.t(("asdf", ""))
+
+        self.assertIn("hello", out)
+
+    def test_execute_alias(self):
+        """use execute in alias"""
+
+        self.t.config("alias.asdf", "execute echo hello")
+
+        code, out, err = self.t(("asdf", ""))
+
+        self.assertIn("hello", out)
+
+    def test_default_command(self):
+        """use exec in default.command"""
+
+        code, out, err = self.t()
+
+        self.assertIn("hello", out)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4