diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da070a0..3cca56d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ project (ccsh)
 
 option(WITH_LIB   "Compile shared library." ON)
 option(WITH_CLING "Compile cling front-end (interactive shell) as well, requires cling at /opt/cling." ON)
+option(WITH_SAMPLE  "Compile sample code as well, not required for release." ON)
 option(WITH_TEST  "Compile test code as well, not required for release." ON)
 
 option(BOOST_FILESYSTEM  "Use boost::filesystem instead of std::[experimental::]filesystem" OFF)
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ if(WITH_LIB)
     add_subdirectory(lib)
 endif()
 
+if(WITH_SAMPLE)
+    add_subdirectory(sample)
+endif()
+
 if(WITH_TEST)
     add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/sample/CMakeLists.txt b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8530e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+
+add_subdirectory(./../lib ccsh_lib)
+
+include_directories(${SHARED_LIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
+include_directories(${WRAPPERS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE wrappers ../wrappers/*.hpp)
+
+add_executable(ccsh_sample main.cpp ${wrappers})
+target_link_libraries( ccsh_sample PUBLIC ccsh_lib ${filesystem_lib})
+target_compile_options(ccsh_sample PUBLIC -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O0 -g -ggdb)
diff --git a/test/main.cpp b/sample/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from test/main.cpp
rename to sample/main.cpp
diff --git a/test/vars b/sample/vars
similarity index 100%
rename from test/vars
rename to sample/vars
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ef4b546..8fd5ce2 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ include_directories(${SHARED_LIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 include_directories(${WRAPPERS_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE wrappers ../wrappers/*.hpp)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE tests test*.cpp)
 
-add_executable(ccsh_test main.cpp ${wrappers})
-target_link_libraries( ccsh_test PUBLIC ccsh_lib ${filesystem_lib})
+enable_testing()
+find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+add_executable(ccsh_test ${tests} ${wrappers})
+target_link_libraries( ccsh_test PUBLIC ccsh_lib ${filesystem_lib} ${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES})
 target_compile_options(ccsh_test PUBLIC -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O0 -g -ggdb)
diff --git a/test/test1.cpp b/test/test1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e6e9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <ccsh/ccsh.hpp>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace ccsh;
+
+std::string ReadAllText(fs::path filename)
+{
+    std::ifstream t(filename.c_str());
+    return std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(t),
+                       std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+}
+
+TEST(NativeTest, CopyRemoveFile)
+{
+    fs::path example_path1{__FILE__};
+    fs::path example_path2 = example_path1.parent_path() / "example1.file";
+
+    std::string example_content1 = ReadAllText(example_path1);
+    EXPECT_NE(example_content1, "");
+
+    shell("rm", {example_path2.string()});
+    EXPECT_EQ(fs::exists(example_path2), false);
+
+    shell("cp", {example_path1.string(), example_path2.string()});
+    EXPECT_EQ(fs::exists(example_path2), true);
+
+    fs::path example_content2 = ReadAllText(example_path2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(example_content1, example_content2);
+
+    shell("rm", {example_path2.string()});
+    EXPECT_EQ(fs::exists(example_path2), false);
+}
+
diff --git a/test/test2.cpp b/test/test2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca12fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <ccsh/ccsh.hpp>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace ccsh;
+
+TEST(DummyTest, Dummy)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, true);
+}