diff --git a/bash/bash_test_runner.sh b/bash/bash_test_runner.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ==========================================
+# 1. Test Framework Setup
+# ==========================================
+tests_run=0
+tests_passed=0
+tests_failed=0
+
+# Assertion for matching strings or numbers
+assert_equals() {
+    local expected="$1"
+    local actual="$2"
+    local message="$3"
+    
+    tests_run=$((tests_run + 1))
+    if [ "$expected" == "$actual" ]; then
+        echo -e "✅ PASS: $message"
+        tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "❌ FAIL: $message\n   Expected: '$expected'\n   Got:      '$actual'"
+        tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+    fi
+}
+
+# Assertion for checking command exit codes
+assert_exit_code() {
+    local expected_code="$1"
+    local actual_code="$2"
+    local message="$3"
+    
+    tests_run=$((tests_run + 1))
+    if [ "$expected_code" -eq "$actual_code" ]; then
+        echo -e "✅ PASS: $message"
+        tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "❌ FAIL: $message\n   Expected exit code: $expected_code\n   Got:                $actual_code"
+        tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+    fi
+}
+
+# ==========================================
+# 2. Your Tests
+# ==========================================
+echo "Running Bash Test Suite..."
+echo "--------------------------------------"
+
+# Test 1: Math Operations
+result=$(( 10 * 5 ))
+message="Multiplication should equal 50"
+if [ "50" == "$result" ]; then
+        echo -e "PASS: $message"
+        tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "FAIL: $message\n   Expected: '$expected'\n   Got:      '$actual'"
+        tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+    fi
+
+
+# Test 2: String Slicing/Manipulation
+str="Hello World"
+
+message="String slicing should extract 'Hello'"
+if [ "Hello" == "${str:0:5}" ]; then
+        echo -e "PASS: $message"
+        tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "FAIL: $message\n   Expected: '$expected'\n   Got:      '$actual'"
+        tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+    fi
+
+
+
+# Test 3: Exit Codes (Success)
+bin/ls > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+message="Standard commands should return 0 on success"
+if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "PASS: $message"
+        tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "FAIL: $message\n   Expected: '$expected'\n   Got:      '$actual'"
+        tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+    fi
+
+# Test 4: File Operations
+bin/touch dummy_test_file.tmp
+if [ -f "dummy_test_file.tmp" ]; then
+    echo -e "PASS: Temporary file was created successfully"
+    tests_passed=$((tests_passed + 1))
+else
+    echo -e "FAIL: Temporary file was not created successfully"
+    tests_failed=$((tests_failed + 1))
+fi
+rm dummy_test_file.tmp
+
+# ==========================================
+# 3. Test Summary
+# ==========================================
+echo "--------------------------------------"
+echo "Results: $tests_passed passed, $tests_failed failed out of $tests_run tests."
+
+# Exit with 1 if any tests failed, 0 if all passed (useful for CI/CD pipelines)
+if [ "$tests_failed" -gt 0 ]; then
+    exit 1
+else
+    exit 0
+fi
diff --git a/bash/test.sh b/bash/test.sh
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+i#!/bin/bash
+# test.sh
+# Copies the bash test runner into lindfs and executes it via lind-boot
+
+LINDFS="${LINDFS:-/home/lind/lind-wasm/lindfs}"
+LIND_BOOT="${LIND_BOOT:-sudo /home/lind/lind-wasm/src/lind-boot/target/debug/lind-boot}"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+TEST_RUNNER="bash_test_runner.sh"
+DEST_NAME="bash_test_runner.sh"
+
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/$TEST_RUNNER" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $TEST_RUNNER not found in $SCRIPT_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+DEST_DIR="$LINDFS/tests/bash"
+if [ ! -d "$DEST_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Creating $DEST_DIR ..."
+    mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"
+fi
+
+echo "Copying $TEST_RUNNER -> $DEST_DIR/$DEST_NAME"
+cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/$TEST_RUNNER" "$DEST_DIR/$DEST_NAME"
+chmod +x "$DEST_DIR/$DEST_NAME"
+cd "$LINDFS" && \
+    $LIND_BOOT bin/bash tests/bash/bash_test_runner.sh