diff --git a/tests/add/directory.sh b/tests/add/directory.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c0cf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/add/directory.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+source ./utils.sh
+
+nb_tests=0
+TEST_SUITE_NAME="add/directory/"
+
+add_test_no_env() {
+    touch $2
+    $exe add $3
+    status_cmp "$1" "$4"
+}
+
+add_test() {
+    nb_tests=$((nb_tests + 1))
+    setup_env
+    $exe init
+    add_test_no_env "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4"
+}
+
+add_dir() {
+    nb_tests=$((nb_tests + 1))
+    setup_env
+    $exe init
+    mkdir dir
+    $exe add "dir" 
+    res=$($exe status --nostyle)
+    status_cmp "dir" "new: dir"
+}
+
+add_subdir() {
+    nb_tests=$((nb_tests + 1))
+    setup_env
+    $exe init
+    mkdir foo foo/bar
+    $exe add "foo" 
+    res=$($exe status --nostyle)
+    status_cmp "dir" "new: foo/bar\nnew: foo"
+}
+
+add_dir
+add_subdir
+
+echo $nb_tests
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/add/file.sh b/tests/add/file.sh
index 9f75b96..582f157 100755
--- a/tests/add/file.sh
+++ b/tests/add/file.sh
@@ -5,36 +5,10 @@ source ./utils.sh
 nb_tests=0
 TEST_SUITE_NAME="add/file/"
 
-get_exe() {
-    exe=$(pwd)
-    exe+="/../target/debug/nextsync"
-    if [ ! -f $exe ]; then
-        echo "No executable found, try to compile first" >&2
-        exit 4
-    fi
-}
-setup_env() {
-    [ ! -v exe ] && get_exe
-    path=$(mktd)
-    cd $path
-}
-
-add_cmp() {
-    res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    diff <(echo -e "$2" ) <(echo -e "$res") 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo -e "$TEST_SUITE_NAME$1: Output differ:" >&2
-        diff -u <(echo -e "$2" ) <(echo -e "$res") | grep "^[-\+\ ][^-\+]" >&2
-        echo -e "\nMore in $path" >&2
-        echo $nb_tests
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 add_test_no_env() {
     touch $2
     $exe add $3
-    add_cmp "$1" "$4"
+    status_cmp "$1" "$4"
 }
 
 add_test() {
@@ -55,7 +29,7 @@ add_space() {
     touch 'to to' 
     $exe add 'to to' 
     res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    add_cmp "space" "new: to to"
+    status_cmp "space" "new: to to"
 }
 
 add_multiple() {
@@ -74,7 +48,7 @@ add_file_subdir() {
     touch dir/toto 
     $exe add "./dir/toto" 
     res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    add_cmp "file_subdir" "new: dir/toto"
+    status_cmp "file_subdir" "new: dir/toto"
 }
 
 add_whole_subdir() {
@@ -86,7 +60,7 @@ add_whole_subdir() {
     touch dir/roro 
     $exe add "dir" 
     res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    add_cmp "whole_subdir" "new: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto\nnew: dir"
+    status_cmp "whole_subdir" "new: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto\nnew: dir"
 }
 
 add_subdir_regex() {
@@ -97,7 +71,7 @@ add_subdir_regex() {
     touch dir/toto dir/roro 
     $exe add "./dir/*" 
     res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    add_cmp "subdir_regex" "new: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto"
+    status_cmp "subdir_regex" "new: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto"
 }
 
 add_duplication() {
@@ -120,12 +94,9 @@ add_all() {
     touch dir/toto dir/roro lolo
     $exe add -A
     res=$($exe status --nostyle)
-    add_cmp "all" "new: .nextsyncignore\nnew: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto\nnew: dir\nnew: lolo"
+    status_cmp "all" "new: .nextsyncignore\nnew: dir/roro\nnew: dir/toto\nnew: dir\nnew: lolo"
 }
 
-#test nextsyncignore
-#test inside folder
-#test -A duplication
 #test add file without changes
 
 add_basics
diff --git a/tests/main.sh b/tests/main.sh
index 5fb1a09..b2c6f26 100755
--- a/tests/main.sh
+++ b/tests/main.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ for test in $TESTS; do
         [ $nb_tests_tmp -gt 0 ] &&
         nb_tests=$((nb_tests + nb_tests_tmp))
 
+    # deal with the result of the test
     if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
         nb_success=$((nb_success + nb_tests_tmp))
+        echo "$test ran successfully"
     elif [ $exit_code -eq 4 ]; then
         # not executable (nextsync) found, not need to try other tests
         exit 1
@@ -38,6 +40,6 @@ for test in $TESTS; do
     fi
 done;
 
-#rm -rf /tmp/*_nextsync
+rm -rf /tmp/*_nextsync
 
 echo -e "\nRan $nb_tests tests ($((nb_tests - nb_success)) Failed)"
diff --git a/tests/utils.sh b/tests/utils.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..26f968d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mktd()
+{
+    echo $(mktemp -d --suffix=_nextsync)
+}
+
+mktf()
+{
+    echo $(mktemp --suffix=_nextsync)
+}
+
+get_exe() {
+    exe=$(pwd)
+    exe+="/../target/debug/nextsync"
+    if [ ! -f $exe ]; then
+        echo "No executable found, try to compile first" >&2
+        exit 4
+    fi
+}
+setup_env() {
+    [ ! -v exe ] && get_exe
+    path=$(mktd)
+    cd $path
+}
+
+# test_name expected_output 
+status_cmp() {
+    res=$($exe status --nostyle)
+    diff <(echo -e "$2" ) <(echo -e "$res") 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "$TEST_SUITE_NAME$1: Output differ:" >&2
+        diff -u <(echo -e "$2" ) <(echo -e "$res") | grep "^[-\+\ ][^-\+]" >&2
+        echo -e "\nMore in $path" >&2
+        echo $nb_tests
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}