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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.startupargs;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingFile;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Start a recording with -XX:StartFlightRecording. Dump recording with jcmd.
+ * @key jfr
+ * 
+ * @library /lib /
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=TestStartRecording,settings=profile jdk.jfr.startupargs.TestStartRecording
+ */
+public class TestStartRecording {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        final String recordingName = "TestStartRecording";
+        OutputAnalyzer output = StartupHelper.jcmd("JFR.check");
+        output.shouldContain(recordingName);
+
+        Path path = Paths.get(".", "my.jfr");
+        output = StartupHelper.jcmd("JFR.dump", "name=" + recordingName, "filename=" + path);
+        Asserts.assertFalse(RecordingFile.readAllEvents(path).isEmpty(), "No events found");
+    }
+
+}