diff --git a/tests/run_all_tests b/tests/run_all_tests
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source ../rtenets
+
+test_init-tree() {
+    info "running test_init-tree"
+    init-tree .
+
+    # Test directory is a git repo
+    \git status > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+        || ( echo "git failed: $PWD is not a repo"; exit 1 )
+
+    # Test config values
+    [[ "$(\git config user.name)" != "" ]] \
+        && [[ "$(\git config user.email)" != "" ]] \
+        || ( echo "git config failed"; exit 1 )
+
+    # Test file structure
+    mandatory_files=("README.md~"
+                     "AUTHORS"
+                     "COPYING"
+                     "make_all_figures"
+                     "tests/run_all_tests")
+    for file in ${mandatory_files[*]}; do
+        [[ -f "${file}" ]] || ( echo "file ${file} is missig"; exit 1 )
+    done
+    info "finished test_init-tree"
+}
+
+
+
+main() {
+    readonly PROJECT_NAME="TMP PROJECT"
+    readonly PROJECT_DESC="TMP DESCRIPTION"
+    local tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
+    (
+        cd "${tmpdir}"
+        test_init-tree
+    )
+}
+
+main "$@"