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-# copyright: 2018, The Authors
-
-title "sample section"
-
-# you can also use plain tests
-describe file("/tmp") do
-  it { should be_directory }
-end
-
-# you add controls here
-control "tmp-1.0" do                        # A unique ID for this control
-  impact 0.7                                # The criticality, if this control fails.
-  title "Create /tmp directory"             # A human-readable title
-  desc "An optional description..."
-  describe file("/tmp") do                  # The actual test
-    it { should be_directory }
-  end
-end