diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/src/main/assembly/app-assembly.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/src/main/assembly/app-assembly.xml
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+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/src/main/assembly/app-assembly.xml
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+<assembly>
+  <id>app-assembly</id>
+  <formats>
+    <format>zip</format>
+  </formats>
+  <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+  <fileSets>
+    <fileSet>
+      <directory>target/application/lib</directory>
+      <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
+    </fileSet>
+  </fileSets>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/examples/text/test/WordCountIT.java b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/examples/text/test/WordCountIT.java
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+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text.test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text.client.WordCountMain;
+
+public class WordCountIT {
+    @Test
+    public void runWordCount() throws Exception {
+        WordCountMain.main(new String[] { "-host", "localhost", "-infile-splits", getInfileSplits(), "-outfile-splits",
+                getOutfileSplits(), "-algo", "-hash", "-app", "text" });
+    }
+
+    private String getInfileSplits() {
+        return "NC1:" + new File("data/file1.txt").getAbsolutePath() + ",NC2:"
+                + new File("data/file2.txt").getAbsolutePath();
+    }
+
+    private String getOutfileSplits() {
+        return "NC1:" + new File("target/wc1.txt").getAbsolutePath() + ",NC2:"
+                + new File("target/wc2.txt").getAbsolutePath();
+    }
+}
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