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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const execFile = require('child_process').execFile;
+const path = require('path');
+
+const fixture = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'exit.js');
+
+{
+  execFile(
+    process.execPath,
+    [fixture, 42],
+    common.mustCall((e) => {
+      // Check that arguments are included in message
+      assert.strictEqual(e.message.trim(),
+                         `Command failed: ${process.execPath} ${fixture} 42`);
+      assert.strictEqual(e.code, 42);
+    })
+  );
+}