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diff --git a/tools/check-help.sh b/tools/check-help.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+export SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=info
+
+# output width
+if "$1"  --help | grep -v 'default:' | grep -E -q '.{80}.'; then
+    echo "$(basename "$1") --help output is too wide:"
+    "$1"  --help | awk 'length > 80' | grep -E --color=yes '.{80}'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# --help prints something. Also catches case where args are ignored.
+if ! "$1"  --help | grep -q .; then
+    echo "$(basename "$1") --help output is empty."
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# no --help output to stdout
+if "$1" --help 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep .; then
+    echo "$(basename "$1") --help prints to stderr"
+    exit 3
+fi
+
+# error output to stderr
+if ! "$1" --no-such-parameter 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep -q .; then
+    echo "$(basename "$1") with an unknown parameter does not print to stderr"
+    exit 4
+fi