diff --git a/tests/pytest/tools/taosdumpTest.py b/tests/pytest/tools/taosdumpTest.py
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+###################################################################
+#           Copyright (c) 2016 by TAOS Technologies, Inc.
+#                     All rights reserved.
+#
+#  This file is proprietary and confidential to TAOS Technologies.
+#  No part of this file may be reproduced, stored, transmitted,
+#  disclosed or used in any form or by any means other than as
+#  expressly provided by the written permission from Jianhui Tao
+#
+###################################################################
+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+from util.log import *
+from util.cases import *
+from util.sql import *
+from util.dnodes import *
+
+
+class TDTestCase:
+    def init(self, conn, logSql):
+        tdLog.debug("start to execute %s" % __file__)
+        tdSql.init(conn.cursor(), logSql)
+        
+        self.ts = 1538548685000
+        self.numberOfTables = 10000
+        self.numberOfRecords = 100
+    
+    def run(self):
+        tdSql.prepare()
+
+        tdSql.execute("create table st(ts timestamp, c1 int, c2 nchar(10)) tags(t1 int, t2 binary(10))")
+        tdSql.execute("create table t1 using st tags(1, 'beijing')")        
+        sql = "insert into t1 values"
+        currts = self.ts
+        for i in range(100):
+            sql += "(%d, %d, 'nchar%d')" % (currts + i, i % 100, i % 100)
+        tdSql.execute(sql)
+
+        tdSql.execute("create table t2 using st tags(2, 'shanghai')")        
+        sql = "insert into t2 values"
+        currts = self.ts
+        for i in range(100):
+            sql += "(%d, %d, 'nchar%d')" % (currts + i, i % 100, i % 100)
+        tdSql.execute(sql)
+
+        os.system("taosdump --databases db -o /tmp")
+        
+        tdSql.execute("drop database db")
+        tdSql.query("show databases")
+        tdSql.checkRows(0)
+        
+        os.system("taosdump -i /tmp")
+
+        tdSql.query("show databases")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 'db')
+        
+        tdSql.execute("use db")
+        tdSql.query("show stables")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 'st')
+
+        tdSql.query("show tables")
+        tdSql.checkRows(2)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 't2')
+        tdSql.checkData(1, 0, 't1')
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from t1")
+        tdSql.checkRows(100)
+        for i in range(100):
+            tdSql.checkData(i, 1, i)
+            tdSql.checkData(i, 2, "nchar%d" % i)
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from t2")
+        tdSql.checkRows(100)
+        for i in range(100):
+            tdSql.checkData(i, 1, i)
+            tdSql.checkData(i, 2, "nchar%d" % i)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        tdSql.close()
+        tdLog.success("%s successfully executed" % __file__)
+
+
+tdCases.addWindows(__file__, TDTestCase())
+tdCases.addLinux(__file__, TDTestCase())
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