diff --git a/tests/test_cat.bats b/tests/test_cat.bats
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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load _test_base
+
+FILE_TO_HIDE="file_to_hide"
+FILE_CONTENTS="hidden content юникод"
+
+FINGERPRINT=""
+
+
+function setup {
+  FINGERPRINT=$(install_fixture_full_key "$TEST_DEFAULT_USER")
+
+  set_state_initial
+  set_state_git
+  set_state_secret_init
+  set_state_secret_tell "$TEST_DEFAULT_USER"
+  set_state_secret_add "$FILE_TO_HIDE" "$FILE_CONTENTS"
+  set_state_secret_hide
+}
+
+
+function teardown {
+  #rm "$FILE_TO_HIDE"
+
+  uninstall_fixture_full_key "$TEST_DEFAULT_USER" "$FINGERPRINT"
+  unset_current_state
+}
+
+
+@test "run 'cat' with password argument" {
+  cp "$FILE_TO_HIDE" "${FILE_TO_HIDE}2"
+  rm -f "$FILE_TO_HIDE"
+
+  local password=$(test_user_password "$TEST_DEFAULT_USER")
+  run git secret cat -d "$TEST_GPG_HOMEDIR" -p "$password" "$FILE_TO_HIDE" 
+
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  # $output is the output from 'git secret cat' above
+  [ "$FILE_CONTENTS" == "$output" ]
+
+  rm "${FILE_TO_HIDE}2"
+}
+
+