diff --git a/tests/shelltest.py b/tests/shelltest.py
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+import unittest
+import pisi
+import pisi.actionsapi
+import os
+import shutil
+
+class ShellTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.variables import initVariables
+        unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
+        initVariables()
+        return
+
+    def testCanAccessFile(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import can_access_file
+        assert can_access_file('/usr/lib/engines/libaep.so')
+        assert not can_access_file('actionsapi/set.py')
+
+    def testCanAccessDirectory(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import can_access_directory
+        assert can_access_directory('/boot')
+        assert can_access_directory('/usr/bin')
+        assert not can_access_directory('/tests/mirrors.conf')
+
+    def testMakedirs(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import makedirs
+
+        makedirs('tests/testdirectory/aDirectory')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists('tests/testdirectory/aDirectory'),True)
+        shutil.rmtree('tests/testdirectory')
+
+    def testEcho(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import echo
+
+        echo('tests/echo-file','eco subject')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists('tests/echo-file'),True)
+        self.assertEqual(open('tests/echo-file').readlines()[0].strip(), 'eco subject')
+        echo('tests/echo-file', 'subject eco')
+        self.assertEqual(open('tests/echo-file').readlines()[1].strip(), 'subject eco')
+        os.remove('tests/echo-file')
+
+    def testSym(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import sym
+
+        sym('scenarios/repo','tests/repos')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('tools'),False)
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('tests/repos'),True)
+
+    def testUnlinkDir(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import makedirs
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import sym
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import unlinkDir
+
+        makedirs('tests/testdirectory/sample')
+        sym('tests/testdirectory/sample','tests/history')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('tests/history'),True)
+        unlinkDir('tests/testdirectory/sample')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('tests/testdirectory/sample'),False)
+
+    def testCopy(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import copy
+
+        copy('/pisi/tests', '/pisi/tests-copy')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('pisi/tests-copy'),False)
+
+        copy('pisi/tests/scripts/sync-licenses', 'pisi/tests/scripts/sync-licenses-copy')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.islink('pisi/tests/scripts/sync-licenses-copy'),False)
+
+    def testIsLink(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import sym
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import isLink
+
+        sym('tests/database','tests/history')
+        assert isLink('tests/history')
+        assert not isLink('tests/runtests.py')
+
+    def testIsFile(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import isFile
+
+        assert isFile('/usr/lib/engines/libaep.so')
+        assert not isFile('/tests/database')
+
+    def testIsDirectory(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import isDirectory
+
+        assert not isDirectory('doc/dependency.pdf')
+        assert isDirectory('/usr/lib')
+        assert isDirectory('/etc/pisi')
+        assert not isDirectory('/tests/shelltest.py')
+
+    def testRealPath(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import realPath
+
+        assert realPath('doc/dependency.pdf')
+        assert realPath('tests/database/sourcedbtest.py')
+
+    def testBaseName(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import baseName
+
+        assert 'dependency.pdf' == baseName('doc/dependency.pdf')
+        assert 'Arphic' == baseName('licenses/Arphic')
+        assert not 'Atmel' == baseName('tools/atmel.py')
+
+    def testSystem(self):
+        from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import system
+
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists('tests/systemtest'),False)
+        system('touch tests/systemtest')
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists('tests/systemtest'),True)
+        os.remove('tests/systemtest')