diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+tests=0
+failed=0
+H=$PWD
+
+for f in `ls test-* | grep -Ev "\.|~"` ; do
+    echo -n "."
+    D=`mktemp -d`
+    if [ "$D" == "" ] ; then
+	echo mktemp failed!
+    fi
+
+    cd $D
+    fail=0
+    if ! $H/$f > .out 2>&1 ; then
+	echo $f failed with error code $?
+	fail=1
+    fi
+    if [ -s .out -a ! -r $H/$f.out ] ; then
+	echo $f generated unexpected output:
+	cat .out
+	cp .out $H/$f.err
+	fail=1
+    elif ! diff -u $H/$f.out .out > /dev/null ; then
+	echo $f output changed:
+	diff -u $H/$f.out .out && true
+	cp .out $H/$f.err
+    fi
+
+    cd $H
+    rm -r $D
+
+    failed=$[$failed + $fail]
+    tests=$[$tests + 1]
+done
+
+echo
+echo Ran $tests tests, $failed failed
+
+if [ $failed -gt 0 ] ; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+