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+#
+# @TEST-EXEC: bro -b %INPUT >out
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff out
+
+event bro_init()
+{
+	local a = "this is a string";
+	local b = "this is a tring";
+	local c = "this is a strings";
+	local d = "this is a strink";
+	
+	print levenshtein_distance(a, b);
+	print levenshtein_distance(b, a);
+
+	print levenshtein_distance(a, c);
+	print levenshtein_distance(c, a);
+
+	print levenshtein_distance(a, d);
+	print levenshtein_distance(d, a);
+}