diff --git a/test/octfiles/test_all.m b/test/octfiles/test_all.m
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+++ b/test/octfiles/test_all.m
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+%% -*- texinfo -*-
+%% @defun test_all ()
+%% tests
+%%
+%% @example
+%% 42
+%% @result{} ans =  42
+%% @end example
+%%
+%% Note its not possible to call doctest from a doctest [1].
+%% Instead, we use octave BIST mechanism.
+%%
+%% [1] https://github.com/catch22/octave-doctest/issues/184
+%%
+%% @end defun
+
+function test_all()
+
+end
+
+%!test
+%! [numpass, numtests, ~] = doctest ('test_octfile_single_fcn');
+%! assert (numtests, 2)
+%! assert (numpass, 2)
+
+%!test
+%! % different behaviour with or without extension
+%! [dir, ~, ~] = fileparts (which ('test_octfile_multi.oct'));
+%! autoload ('test_subfcn1', fullfile (dir, 'test_octfile_multi.oct'));
+%! [numpass, numtests, ~] = doctest ('test_octfile_multi');
+%! assert (numtests, 1)
+%! assert (numpass, 1)
+%! [numpass, numtests, ~] = doctest ('test_octfile_multi.oct');
+%! assert (numtests, 4)
+%! assert (numpass, 4)
diff --git a/test/octfiles/test_octfile_multi.cc b/test/octfiles/test_octfile_multi.cc
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+++ b/test/octfiles/test_octfile_multi.cc
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+#include <octave/oct.h>
+
+DEFUN_DLD (test_octfile_multi, args, ,
+           "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn  {} {} test_octfile_multi ()\n\
+Testing\n\
+\n\
+@example\n\
+a = 42\n\
+@result{} a = 42\n\
+@end example\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  return ovl (0);
+}
+
+DEFUN_DLD (test_subfcn1, args, ,
+           "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn  {} {} test_subfcn1 ()\n\
+Testing\n\
+\n\
+@example\n\
+a = 43\n\
+@result{} a = 43\n\
+@end example\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  return ovl (0);
+}
+
+DEFUN_DLD (test_subfcn2, args, ,
+           "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn  {} {} test_subfcn2 ()\n\
+Testing\n\
+\n\
+@example\n\
+a = 44\n\
+@result{} a = 44\n\
+a = a + 1\n\
+@result{} a = 45\n\
+@end example\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  return ovl (0);
+}
diff --git a/test/octfiles/test_octfile_single_fcn.cc b/test/octfiles/test_octfile_single_fcn.cc
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index 0000000..0a066ea
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+++ b/test/octfiles/test_octfile_single_fcn.cc
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+#include <octave/oct.h>
+
+DEFUN_DLD (test_octfile_single_fcn, args, ,
+           "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn  {} {} test_octfile_single_fcn ()\n\
+Testing\n\
+\n\
+@example\n\
+b = 42\n\
+@result{} b = 42\n\
+b = b + 1\n\
+@result{} b = 43\n\
+@end example\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  return ovl (0);
+}