diff --git a/notify/test-basic.c b/notify/test-basic.c
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+++ b/notify/test-basic.c
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+#include <libnotify/notify.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[] ) 
+{
+    NotifyNotification *n;  
+
+    notify_init("Basics");
+
+    n = notify_notification_new ("Summary", 
+                                 "This is the message that we want to display",
+                                  NULL, NULL);
+    notify_notification_set_timeout (n, 5000); // 5 seconds
+
+    if (!notify_notification_show (n, NULL)) 
+    {
+	fprintf(stderr, "failed to send notification\n");
+	return 1;
+    }
+
+    g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(n));
+
+    return 0;
+}