diff --git a/tests/checks/check-all-fish-files.fish b/tests/checks/check-all-fish-files.fish
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+#RUN: %fish -C 'set -l fish %fish' %s
+# Test ALL THE FISH FILES
+# in share/, that is - the tests are exempt because they contain syntax errors, on purpose
+
+for file in $__fish_data_dir/**.fish
+    $fish -n $file
+end
+# No output is good output