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+//! Tests for Unicode handling in stdout/stderr pattern matching
+
+use std::fs;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+use testscript_rs::testscript;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode_stdout_exact_match() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with Unicode checkmark
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "Success ✓"
+stdout "Success ✓"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("unicode_stdout_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Unicode stdout exact match should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode_stderr_exact_match() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with Unicode checkmark in stderr
+    let test_content = r#"exec sh -c 'echo "Error ✗" >&2'
+stderr "Error ✗"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("unicode_stderr_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Unicode stderr exact match should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode_regex_match() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with Unicode in regex pattern
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "Success ✓ completed"
+stdout "Success .* completed"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("unicode_regex_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Unicode in regex pattern should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_multiple_unicode_chars() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with multiple Unicode characters
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "Tests: ✓ ✗ ⚠ ℹ"
+stdout "Tests: ✓ ✗ ⚠ ℹ"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("multi_unicode_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Multiple Unicode characters should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_emoji_in_output() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with emoji
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "Status: 🎉 Success!"
+stdout "Status: 🎉 Success!"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("emoji_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Emoji in output should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode_with_special_chars() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test Unicode with characters that trigger regex mode
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "Result: ✓ (success)"
+stdout "Result: ✓ \(success\)"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("unicode_special_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Unicode with regex special chars should work: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_dot_matches_unicode_in_regex() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let testdata_dir = temp_dir.path().join("testdata");
+    fs::create_dir(&testdata_dir).unwrap();
+
+    // Test if . in regex matches Unicode characters
+    let test_content = r#"exec echo "A✓B"
+stdout "A.B"
+"#;
+
+    let test_file = testdata_dir.join("dot_unicode_test.txt");
+    fs::write(&test_file, test_content).unwrap();
+
+    let result = testscript::run(testdata_dir.to_string_lossy()).execute();
+    
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Dot in regex should match Unicode character: {:?}",
+        result
+    );
+}