diff --git a/rabit-learn/linear/test_load.cc b/rabit-learn/linear/test_load.cc
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index 000000000..3fd7f4b33
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+++ b/rabit-learn/linear/test_load.cc
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+#include <rabit.h>
+#include "../io/io.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  using namespace rabit::io;
+  if (argc < 2) {
+    // intialize rabit engine
+    rabit::Init(argc, argv);
+    if (rabit::GetRank() == 0) {
+      rabit::TrackerPrintf("Usage: <data_in> param=val\n");
+    }
+    rabit::Finalize();
+    return 0;
+  }
+  int n = 0;
+  InputSplit *in = CreateInputSplit(argv[1],
+                                    rabit::GetRank(),
+                                    rabit::GetWorldSize());
+  std::string line;
+  while (in->NextLine(&line)) {
+    if (n % 100 == 0) {
+      rabit::TrackerPrintf("[%d] finishes loading %d lines",
+                           rabit::GetRank(), n);
+    }
+    n++;
+  }
+  delete in;
+  rabit::TrackerPrintf("[%d] finishes loading %d lines",
+                       rabit::GetRank(), n);
+  return 0;
+}