diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 34a6528..22e14a1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -4,9 +4,39 @@
 import pytest
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 import natlink
-
+from functools import cache
+import importlib
+from shutil import copy as file_copy
 thisDir = Path(__file__).parent
 
+@cache          #only needs to be called once
+def unimacro_source_dir() ->Path:
+    return Path(importlib.util.find_spec("unimacro").submodule_search_locations[0])
+
+@cache 
+def unimacro_sample_ini_dir() ->Path:
+    return unimacro_source_dir()/"sample_ini"
+
+ 
+def copy_grammar_ini(grammar_ini_file: str,unimacro_user_dir:Path):
+
+    source_file=unimacro_sample_ini_dir()/"enx_inifiles"/grammar_ini_file
+    target_file=unimacro_user_dir / "enx_inifiles"/grammar_ini_file
+    return file_copy(source_file,target_file)
+ 
+#a function to build the fixture to copy a grammar ini file to unimacro user directory.  see sample in test_brackets.py
+#the fixture itself will return the same thing to the tests as the unimacro_setup fixture.
+
+def make_copy_grammar_ini_fixture(grammar_ini_file : str):
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def grammar_ini_fixture(unimacro_setup):
+        copy_grammar_ini(grammar_ini_file,unimacro_setup[1])
+        return unimacro_setup
+    return grammar_ini_fixture
+
+
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def unimacro_setup(tmpdir):
   
diff --git a/tests/test_brackets.py b/tests/test_brackets.py
index 8f97c70..d0ceade 100644
--- a/tests/test_brackets.py
+++ b/tests/test_brackets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
+import pytest
+#boilerplate to copy the grammar ini file into the correct location
+#just chagne grammar_ini to the name of the grammar ini file you want copied into
+#unimacro user directory
+grammar_ini= "_brackets.ini"
+from conftest import make_copy_grammar_ini_fixture
+#grammar_ini_fixture will depend on unimacro_setup, so you dont' need to specfiy unimacro_setup
+#as a fixture in your tests.  Though you can
+grammar_ini_fixture=make_copy_grammar_ini_fixture(grammar_ini)
+#end of boilderplate to copy the gramar ini file into correct location
 
-#Add this to unimacro_userdirectory/enx_inifiles
+#leave these first two samples in as documentation in test_brackets.  confests docs say to look in this file for examples.
+def test_sample_grammar_ini_fixture1(grammar_ini_fixture):
+    assert True
 
-#C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pytest-of-doug\pytest-76\test_getTopOrChild0\unimacro_user_directory\enx_inifiles
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+def test_sample_grammar_ini_fixture2(grammar_ini_fixture,unimacro_setup):
+    print(f"Unimacro setup sample: {unimacro_setup} grammar_ini_fixutre {grammar_ini_fixture} (should be the same)")
+    assert True
+
+
+import sysconfig,sys
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sysconfig._main()
+    print("This is your Python system path sys.path:")
+    print("-----------------------------------------")
+    print(sys.path)
+
+    pytest.main([f'test_brackets.py'])
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