diff --git a/smoke-tests/test_cli.sh b/smoke-tests/test_cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7db97c5638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-tests/test_cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# uncomment if quiet or die is needed
+# source "$prefix/bin/functions.sh"
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc --prefix
+# ++++++++++++
+
+prefix=$(ssc --prefix 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc --prefix returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc --prefix does not return 0"
+fi
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc --version
+# ssc -v
+# ++++++++++++
+
+# Run ssc cli with the --version flag and check if it returns a version number
+ssc_version=$(ssc --version 2>&1)
+ssc_v=$(ssc -v 2>&1)
+
+# `ssc --version` output should be the same as `ssc -v` output
+if [ "$ssc_version" == "$ssc_v" ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc --version output is the same as ssc -v output"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc --version output is not the same as ssc -v output"
+fi
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc
+# ssc --help
+# ssc -h
+# ++++++++++++
+
+ssc_empty=$(ssc 2>&1)
+ssc_help=$(ssc --help 2>&1)
+ssc_h=$(ssc -h 2>&1)
+
+# `ssc` output should be the same as `ssc --help` output
+if [ "$ssc_empty" == "$ssc_help" ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc output is the same as ssc --help output"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc output is not the same as ssc --help output"
+fi
+
+# `ssc -h` output should be the same as `ssc --help` output
+if [ "$ssc_h" == "$ssc_help" ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc -h output is the same as ssc --help output"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc -h output is not the same as ssc --help output"
+fi
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc invalid
+# ssc --invalid
+# ++++++++++++
+
+output=$(ssc invalid 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc invalid returns 1"
+  if [[ "$output" == "• subcommand 'ssc invalid' is not supported"* ]]; then
+    echo "OK ssc invalid starts with '• subcommand 'ssc invalid' is not supported'"
+  else
+    echo "NOT OK ssc invalid output is incorrect"
+    echo $output
+  fi
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc invalid does not return 1"
+fi
+# TODO: check that output is • unknown option: --invalid + ssc --help output
+
+output=$(ssc --invalid 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc --invalid returns 1"
+  if [[ "$output" == "• unknown option: --invalid"* ]]; then
+    echo "OK ssc --invalid starts with '• unknown option: --invalid'"
+  else
+    echo "NOT OK ssc --invalid output is incorrect"
+    echo $output
+  fi
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc --invalid does not return 1"
+fi
+# TODO: check that output is • unknown option: --invalid + ssc --help output
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc env
+# ++++++++++++
+
+output=$(ssc env 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc env returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc env does not return 0"
+fi
+# TODO: check that all the lines are present
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc list-devices
+# ++++++++++++
+
+output=$(ssc list-devices 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc list-devices returns 1"
+  if [[ "$output" == "ERROR: required option '--platform' is missing"* ]]; then
+    echo "OK ssc list-devices starts with 'ERROR: required option '--platform' is missing'"
+  else
+    echo "NOT OK ssc list-devices output is incorrect when run in a directory without a socket.ini file"
+    echo $output
+  fi
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc list-devices does not return 0"
+fi
+
+output=$(ssc list-devices --platform=windows 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc list-devices returns 1"
+  if [[ "$output" == "• list-devices is only supported for iOS devices on macOS."* ]]; then
+    echo "OK ssc list-devices starts with '• list-devices is only supported for iOS devices on macOS.' is missing'"
+  else
+    echo "NOT OK ssc list-devices output is incorrect when run in a directory without a socket.ini file"
+    echo $output
+  fi
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc list-devices does not return 1"
+fi
+# TODO: --ecid, --udid, --only
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc print-build-dir
+# ++++++++++++
+
+output=$(ssc print-build-dir 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc print-build-dir returns 1"
+  if [[ "$output" == "• socket.ini not found in"* ]]; then
+    echo "OK ssc print-build-dir starts with '• socket.ini not found' when run in a directory without a socket.ini file"
+  else
+    echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir output is incorrect when run in a directory without a socket.ini file"
+    echo $output
+  fi
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir does not return 0"
+fi
+
+output=$(ssc print-build-dir ./test 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc print-build-dir ./test returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir ./test does not return 0"
+  echo $output
+fi
+
+output=$(ssc print-build-dir ./test --root 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc print-build-dir ./test returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir ./test does not return 0"
+  echo $output
+fi
+
+# FIXME: not implemented
+output=$(ssc print-build-dir ./test --prod 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc print-build-dir ./test --prod returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir ./test --prod does not return 0"
+  echo $output
+fi
+
+# FIXME: not implemented. Should return 1 with an error message that --root and --prod cannot be used together
+# output=$(ssc print-build-dir ./test --root --prod 2>&1)
+# exit_status=$?
+# if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+#   echo "OK ssc print-build-dir ./test returns 0"
+# else
+#   echo "NOT OK ssc print-build-dir ./test does not return 0"
+#   echo $output
+# fi
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc setup
+# ++++++++++++
+
+output=$(ssc setup 2>&1)
+exit_status=$?
+if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "OK ssc setup returns 0"
+else
+  echo "NOT OK ssc setup does not return 0"
+fi
+# TODO: mentions --platform=ios. Do we have it?
+# TODO: -q, -y flags
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc install-app
+# ++++++++++++
+
+# TODO
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc build
+# ++++++++++++
+
+# TODO
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc run
+# ++++++++++++
+
+# TODO
+
+# ++++++++++++
+# ssc init
+# ++++++++++++
+
+# TODO: interactive mode
+# output=$(ssc init 2>&1)
+# exit_status=$?
+
+# TODO: path in a wrong position
+# TODO: wrong paths
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cc b/src/cli/cli.cc
index 43025e3d7c..4bc6fc853e 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cc
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cc
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ int main (const int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   if (subcommand[0] == '-') {
     log("unknown option: " + String(subcommand));
     printHelp("ssc");
-    exit(0);
+    exit(1);
   }
 
   auto const lastOption = argv[argc-1];
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ int main (const int argc, const char* argv[]) {
       exit(0);
     } else {
       log("list-devices is only supported for iOS devices on macOS.");
-      exit(0);
+      exit(1);
     }
   });