Index: modules/benchmark/conf/sort-standard.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/sort-standard.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/sort-standard.alg	(working copy)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       { "Populate"
         -CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc(100) > : 500000
-        -ForcMerge(1)
+        -ForceMerge(1)
         -CloseIndex
       }
     
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/analyzer.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/analyzer.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/analyzer.alg	(working copy)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc > : 2000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/collector.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/collector.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/collector.alg	(working copy)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 2000000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/collector-small.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/collector-small.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/collector-small.alg	(working copy)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 200000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/standard-flush-by-RAM.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/standard-flush-by-RAM.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/standard-flush-by-RAM.alg	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/indexing.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/indexing.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/indexing.alg	(working copy)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-profile.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-profile.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-profile.alg	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 { "Rounds"
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard.alg	(working copy)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         -CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc > : 2000
-        -ForcMerge(1)
+        -ForceMerge(1)
         -CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM.alg	(working copy)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-tv.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-tv.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-tv.alg	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
 }
 { "Rounds"
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/sample.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/sample.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/sample.alg	(working copy)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     { "PopulateShort"
         CreateIndex
         { AddDoc(4000) > : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     >
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     { "PopulateLong"
         CreateIndex
         { AddDoc(8000) > : 10000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     >
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-multithreaded.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-multithreaded.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-multithreaded.alg	(working copy)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         [{ "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 5000] : 4
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CommitIndex(commit1)
         CloseIndex
     }
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/standard.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/standard.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/standard.alg	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-vs-vector-highlight.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-vs-vector-highlight.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/highlight-vs-vector-highlight.alg	(working copy)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
 }
 {
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM-multithreaded.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM-multithreaded.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/indexing-flush-by-RAM-multithreaded.alg	(working copy)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         [{ "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 5000] : 4
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/vector-highlight-profile.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/vector-highlight-profile.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/vector-highlight-profile.alg	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 { "Rounds"
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/facets.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/facets.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/facets.alg	(working copy)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       -CreateIndex
       -CreateTaxonomyIndex
       { "MAddDocs" AddFacetedDoc > : *
-      -ForcMerge(1)
+      -ForceMerge(1)
       -CloseIndex
       -CloseTaxonomyIndex
   }
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/sloppy-phrase.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/sloppy-phrase.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/sloppy-phrase.alg	(working copy)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 { "Populate"
     CreateIndex
     { "MAddDocs" AddDoc(2000) > : 20000     
-    ForcMerge(1)
+    ForceMerge(1)
     CloseIndex
 }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard-flush-by-ram.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard-flush-by-ram.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/micro-standard-flush-by-ram.alg	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc > : 2000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
     }
 
Index: modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-notv.alg
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-notv.alg	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/conf/standard-highlights-notv.alg	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 { "Populate"
         CreateIndex
         { "MAddDocs" AddDoc } : 20000
-        ForcMerge(1)
+        ForceMerge(1)
         CloseIndex
 }
 { "Rounds"
Index: modules/benchmark/src/test/org/apache/lucene/benchmark/byTask/TestPerfTasksParse.java
===================================================================
--- modules/benchmark/src/test/org/apache/lucene/benchmark/byTask/TestPerfTasksParse.java	(revision 1243617)
+++ modules/benchmark/src/test/org/apache/lucene/benchmark/byTask/TestPerfTasksParse.java	(working copy)
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@
 
 package org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileFilter;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.feeds.AbstractQueryMaker;
+import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.feeds.ContentSource;
+import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.feeds.DocData;
+import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.feeds.NoMoreDataException;
 import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.tasks.PerfTask;
 import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.tasks.TaskSequence;
 import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.utils.Algorithm;
+import org.apache.lucene.benchmark.byTask.utils.Config;
+import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+import org.apache.lucene.store.RAMDirectory;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.LuceneTestCase;
 
 /** Test very simply that perf tasks are parses as expected. */
@@ -76,5 +87,52 @@
        assertTrue("Task "+taskStr+" was not found in "+alg.toString(),foundAdd);
     }
   }
+  
+  public static class MockContentSource extends ContentSource {
+    public DocData getNextDocData(DocData docData)
+        throws NoMoreDataException, IOException {
+      return docData;
+    }
+    public void close() throws IOException { }
+  }
 
+  public static class MockQueryMaker extends AbstractQueryMaker {
+    protected Query[] prepareQueries() throws Exception {
+      return new Query[0];
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /** Test the parsing of example scripts **/
+  public void testParseExamples() throws Exception {
+    File sdir = System.getProperty("tempDir")!=null?new File(System.getProperty("tempDir")).getParentFile().getParentFile().getParentFile():new File("modules/benchmark");
+    final File examplesDir = new File(sdir,"conf");
+    for (File algFile : examplesDir.listFiles(new FileFilter() {
+      public boolean accept(File pathname) { return pathname.isFile(); }
+    })) {
+      try {
+        Config config = new Config(new FileReader(algFile));
+        String contentSource = config.get("content.source", null);
+        if (contentSource != null) { Class.forName(contentSource); }
+        config.set("work.dir", new File(TEMP_DIR,"work").getAbsolutePath());
+        config.set("content.source", MockContentSource.class.getName());
+        String dir = config.get("content.source", null);
+        if (dir != null) { Class.forName(dir); }
+        config.set("directory", RAMDirectory.class.getName());
+        if (config.get("line.file.out", null) != null) {
+          config.set("line.file.out", new File(TEMP_DIR,"o.txt").getAbsolutePath());
+        }
+        if (config.get("query.maker", null) != null) {
+          Class.forName(config.get("query.maker", null));
+          config.set("query.maker", MockQueryMaker.class.getName());
+        }
+        PerfRunData data = new PerfRunData(config);
+        new Algorithm(data);
+      } catch (Throwable t) {
+        t.printStackTrace();
+        fail("Could not parse sample file: " + algFile + " reason:"
+            + t.getClass() + ":" + t.getMessage());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }