diff --git a/pkg/plugin/util/exec_test.go b/pkg/plugin/util/exec_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("RunCmd", func() {
+	var (
+		output *bytes.Buffer
+		err    error
+	)
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		output = &bytes.Buffer{}
+	})
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		output.Reset()
+	})
+	It("executes the command and redirects output to stdout", func() {
+		cmd := exec.Command("echo", "test")
+		cmd.Stdout = output
+		err = cmd.Run()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(strings.TrimSpace(output.String())).To(Equal("test"))
+	})
+	It("returns an error if the command fails", func() {
+		err = RunCmd("unknown command", "unknowncommand")
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+})