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+Describe "Validate basic FileSystem Cmdlets" -Tags "CI" {
+    BeforeAll {
+        $testDir = "testDir"
+        $testFile = "testFile.txt"
+        $restoreLocation = Get-Location
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        #restore the previous location
+        Set-Location -Path $restoreLocation
+    }
+
+    BeforeEach {
+        Set-Location -Path "TestDrive:\"
+        New-Item -Path $testDir -ItemType Directory > $null
+        New-Item -Path $testFile -ItemType File > $null
+    }
+
+    AfterEach {
+        Set-Location -Path "TestDrive:\"
+        Remove-Item -Path * -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+
+    It "Verify New-Item for directory" {
+        $newDir = New-Item -Path "newTestDir" -ItemType Directory
+        $directoryExists = Test-Path "newTestDir"
+        $directoryExists | Should Be $true
+        $newDir.Name | Should Be "newTestDir"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify New-Item for file" {
+        $newFile = New-Item -Path "newTestFile.txt" -ItemType File
+        $fileExists = Test-Path "newTestFile.txt"
+        $fileExists | Should Be $true
+        $newFile.Name | Should Be "newTestFile.txt"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Remove-Item for directory" {
+        $existsBefore = Test-Path $testDir
+        Remove-Item -Path $testDir -Recurse -Force
+        $existsAfter = Test-Path $testDir
+        $existsBefore | Should Be $true
+        $existsAfter | Should Be $false
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Remove-Item for file" {
+        $existsBefore = Test-Path $testFile
+        Remove-Item -Path $testFile -Force
+        $existsAfter = Test-Path $testFile
+        $existsBefore | Should Be $true
+        $existsAfter | Should Be $false
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Copy-Item" {
+        $newFile = Copy-Item -Path $testFile -Destination "copyFile.txt" -PassThru
+        $fileExists = Test-Path "copyFile.txt"
+        $fileExists | Should Be $true
+        $newFile.Name | Should Be "copyFile.txt"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Move-Item" {
+        $newFile = Move-Item -Path $testFile -Destination "moveFile.txt" -PassThru
+        $fileExists = Test-Path "moveFile.txt"
+        $fileExists | Should Be $true
+        $newFile.Name | Should Be "moveFile.txt"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Get-ChildItem" {
+        $dirContents = Get-ChildItem "."
+        $dirContents.Count | Should Be 2
+    }
+}
+
+Describe "Validate basic host navigation functionality" -Tags "CI" {
+    BeforeAll {
+        $restoreLocation = Get-Location
+        Set-Location -Path "TestDrive:\"
+
+        #build semi-complex directory structure to test navigation within
+        $level1_0 = "Level1_0"
+        $level2_0 = "Level2_0"
+        $level2_1 = "Level2_1"
+        New-Item -Path $level1_0 -ItemType Directory > $null
+        New-Item -Path (Join-Path $level1_0 $level2_0) -ItemType Directory > $null
+        New-Item -Path (Join-Path $level1_0 $level2_1) -ItemType Directory > $null
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        #restore the previous location
+        Set-Location -Path $restoreLocation
+    }
+
+    BeforeEach {
+        Set-Location -Path "TestDrive:\"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Get-Location and Set-Location" {
+        $currentLoc = Get-Location
+        Set-Location $level1_0
+        $level1Loc = Get-Location
+        Set-Location $level2_0
+        $level2Loc = Get-Location
+        $currentLoc.Path | Should Be (Join-Path "TestDrive:" "")
+        $level1Loc.Path | Should Be (Join-Path "TestDrive:" $level1_0)
+        $level2Loc.Path | Should Be (Join-Path (Join-Path "TestDrive:" $level1_0) $level2_0)
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Push-Location and Pop-Location" {
+        #push a bunch of locations
+        Push-Location
+        $push0 = Get-Location
+        Set-Location $level1_0
+        Push-Location
+        $push1 = Get-Location
+        Set-Location $level2_0
+        Push-Location
+        $push2 = Get-Location
+
+        #navigate back home to change path out of all pushed locations
+        Set-Location "TestDrive:\"
+
+        #pop locations off
+        Pop-Location
+        $pop0 = Get-Location
+        Pop-Location
+        $pop1 = Get-Location
+        Pop-Location
+        $pop2 = Get-Location
+
+        $pop0.Path | Should Be $push2.Path
+        $pop1.Path | Should Be $push1.Path
+        $pop2.Path | Should Be $push0.Path
+    }
+}
+
+Describe "Validate basic Content Cmdlets for the FileSystem provider" -Tags "CI" {
+    BeforeAll {
+        $testFile = "testFile.txt"
+        $restoreLocation = Get-Location
+        Set-Location "TestDrive:\"
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        #restore the previous location
+        Set-Location -Path $restoreLocation
+    }
+
+    BeforeEach {
+        New-Item -Path $testFile -ItemType File > $null
+    }
+
+    AfterEach {
+        Remove-Item -Path $testFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+
+    It "Set-Content to a file" {
+        $content =  Set-Content -Value "some content" -Path $testFile -PassThru
+        $content | Should BeExactly "some content"
+    } 
+
+    It "Add-Content to a file" {
+        $content = Set-Content -Value "some content" -Path $testFile -PassThru
+        $addContent = Add-Content -Value " more content" -Path $testFile -PassThru
+        $fullContent = Get-Content -Path $testFile
+        $content | Should Match "some content"
+        $addContent | Should Match "more content"
+        ($fullContent[0] + $fullContent[1]) | Should Match "some content more content"
+    }
+
+    It "Clear-Content of a file" {
+        Set-Content -Value "some content" -Path $testFile
+        $contentBefore = Get-Content -Path $testFile
+        Clear-Content -Path $testFile
+        $contentAfter = Get-Content -Path $testFile
+        $contentBefore.Count | Should Be 1
+        $contentAfter.Count | Should Be 0
+    }
+}
+
+Describe "Validate Resolve-Path Cmdlet Parameters" -Tags "CI" {
+    BeforeAll {
+        $restoreLocation = Get-Location
+        Set-Location "TestDrive:\"
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        #restore the previous location
+        Set-Location -Path $restoreLocation
+    }
+
+    It "Verify HOME" {
+        $homePath = $HOME
+        $tildePath = (resolve-path -Path ~).Path
+        $homePath | Should Be $tildePath
+    }
+
+    It "Verify relative" {
+        $relativePath = Resolve-Path -Path . -Relative
+        $relativePath | Should Be (Join-Path "." "")
+    }
+}
+
+Describe "Validate Basic Path Cmdlets" -Tags "CI" {
+    It "Verify Convert-Path" {
+        $result = Convert-Path "."
+        $result | Should Be (Get-Location).Path
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Join-Path" {
+        $result = Join-Path -Path "TestDrive:" -ChildPath temp
+
+        if ($IsWindows) {
+            $result | Should BeExactly "TestDrive:\temp"
+        }
+        else {
+            $result | Should BeExactly "TestDrive:/temp"
+        }
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Split-Path" {
+        $testPath = Join-Path "TestDrive:" "MyTestFile.txt"
+        $result = Split-Path $testPath -qualifier
+        $result | Should BeExactly "TestDrive:"
+    }
+
+    It "Verify Test-Path" {
+        $result = Test-Path $HOME
+        $result | Should Be $true
+    }
+}