diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/AddingTestCases.txt b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/AddingTestCases.txt
index 4e09257bc443e94383e8ec34f58a19d3fbfeeddd..00438331ba4776e7ad24c764558957d3770fab86 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/AddingTestCases.txt
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/AddingTestCases.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ category:     A list of single-word descriptions covering what the command
 setup:        The list of commands required to ensure the command under test
               succeeds. For example: if testing a filter, the command to create
               the qdisc would appear here.
+	      This list can be empty.
+	      Each command can be a string to be executed, or a list consisting
+	      of a string which is a command to be executed, followed by 1 or
+	      more acceptable exit codes for this command.
+	      If only a string is given for the command, then an exit code of 0
+	      will be expected.
 cmdUnderTest: The tc command being tested itself.
 expExitCode:  The code returned by the command under test upon its termination.
               tdc will compare this value against the actual returned value.
@@ -49,6 +55,12 @@ matchCount:   How many times the regex in matchPattern should match. A value
 teardown:     The list of commands to clean up after the test is completed.
               The environment should be returned to the same state as when
               this test was started: qdiscs deleted, actions flushed, etc.
+	      This list can be empty.
+	      Each command can be a string to be executed, or a list consisting
+	      of a string which is a command to be executed, followed by 1 or
+	      more acceptable exit codes for this command.
+	      If only a string is given for the command, then an exit code of 0
+	      will be expected.
 
 
 SETUP/TEARDOWN ERRORS
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/example.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ec501200970797a7a7a79a9718fc3a27bb915cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+[
+    {
+        "id": "1f",
+        "name": "simple test to test framework",
+        "category": [
+            "example"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            "mkdir mytest"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "touch mytest/blorfl",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "ls mytest/* | grep '[b]lorfl'",
+        "matchPattern": "orfl",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "rm -rf mytest"
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "2f",
+        "name": "simple test, no need for verify",
+        "category": [
+            "example"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            "mkdir mytest",
+            "touch mytest/blorfl"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "ls mytest/blorfl",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "/bin/true",
+        "matchPattern": " ",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "rm -rf mytest"
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "3f",
+        "name": "simple test, no need for setup or teardown (or verify)",
+        "category": [
+            "example"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "ip l l lo",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "/bin/true",
+        "matchPattern": " ",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/template.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/template.json
index 87971744bdd4997668d1967fa4d3d8741b460a57..8b99b86d65bdc57790793d1ffcec7e668b9da5fc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/template.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/creating-testcases/template.json
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
             ""
         ],
         "setup": [
-            ""
+            "",
+	    [
+		"",
+		0,
+		1,
+		255
+	    ]
         ],
         "cmdUnderTest": "",
         "expExitCode": "",
@@ -34,7 +40,12 @@
         "matchPattern": "",
         "matchCount": "",
         "teardown": [
-            ""
+            "",
+	    [
+		"",
+		0,
+		255
+            ]
         ]
     }
 ]