--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/runtests.sh	Wed Jul 14 20:15:23 2010 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# run the various tests under the tests/ folder recursively
+
+function runtests()
+{
+	local fn
+	local base="$2"
+	local odir=`pwd`
+	local dir="$1"
+	
+	cd "$dir"
+
+	for fn in *.t; do
+		if [ -d "$fn" ]; then
+			echo "Running tests in $base/$fn"
+			runtests "$fn" "$base/$fn"
+		elif [ -r "$fn" ]; then
+			echo "Running test $fn"
+			testcount=$(($testcount+1))
+			TESTSTATE=failed
+			source "$fn"
+			if [ "$TESTSTATE" = ok ]; then
+				testpassed=$(($testpassed+1))
+			else
+				testfailed=$(($testfailed+1))
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+	
+	cd "$odir"
+}
+
+testcount=0
+testfailed=0
+testpassed=0
+
+dir="$1"
+if [ "x$dir" = "x" ]; then
+	dir=.
+fi
+
+runtests "$dir" "$dir"
+
+echo "Passed $testpassed tests of $testcount"
+if [ "$testfailed" -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Failed $testfailed of $testcount tests!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+exit 0