diff --git a/tests/snapshots/generate_snapshots.py b/tests/snapshots/generate_snapshots.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import itertools
+import subprocess
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+
+def generate_snapshots():
+    single_styles = ["changes", "grid", "header", "numbers"]
+    collective_styles = ["full", "plain"]
+
+    for num in range(len(single_styles)):
+        for grouped in itertools.combinations(single_styles, num + 1):
+            generate_snapshot(",".join(grouped))
+
+    for style in collective_styles:
+        generate_snapshot(style)
+
+def generate_snapshot(option):
+    command = "../../target/debug/bat --style={0} sample.rs > output/{0}.snapshot.txt".format(
+        option
+    )
+    print("generating snapshot for {}".format(option))
+    subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+
+def prepare_output_dir():
+    shutil.rmtree("output", ignore_errors=True)
+    pathlib.Path("output").mkdir()
+
+def modify_sample_file():
+    print("modifying sample.rs to show changes")
+    shutil.copyfile("sample.modified.rs", "sample.rs")
+
+def undo_sample_file_modification():
+    print("undoing sample.rs modifications")
+    subprocess.call("git checkout -- sample.rs", shell=True)
+
+prepare_output_dir()
+modify_sample_file()
+generate_snapshots()
+undo_sample_file_modification()
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/sample.modified.rs b/tests/snapshots/sample.modified.rs
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+struct Rectangle {
+    width: u32,
+    height: u32,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let rect1 = Rectangle { width: 30, height: 50 };
+
+    println!(
+        "The perimeter of the rectangle is {} pixels.",
+        perimeter(&rect1)
+    );
+}
+
+fn area(rectangle: &Rectangle) -> u32 {
+    rectangle.width * rectangle.height
+}
+
+fn perimeter(rectangle: &Rectangle) -> u32 {
+    (rectangle.width + rectangle.height) * 2
+}
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/sample.rs b/tests/snapshots/sample.rs
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+struct Rectangle {
+    width: u32,
+    height: u32,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // width and height of a rectangle can be different
+    let rect1 = Rectangle { width: 30, height: 50 };
+
+    println!(
+        "The area of the rectangle is {} square pixels.",
+        area(&rect1)
+    );
+}
+
+fn area(rectangle: &Rectangle) -> u32 {
+    rectangle.width * rectangle.height
+}