diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9c5061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.DS_Store
+node_modules
+test/proxy~~.dump
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f57051e..e24ee5e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "n",
   "version": "3.0.3-0",
-  "lockfileVersion": 1
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bats": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1pA29OhDByrUtAXX+nmqZxgRgx2y8PvuZzbLJVjd2dpEDVDvz0MjcBMdmIPNq5lC+tG53G+RbeRsbIlv3vw7tg==",
+      "dev": true
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 493655b..7cffdbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/tj/n.git"
   },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "test/bin/run-all-tests"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "bats": "^1.1.0"
+  },
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "os": [
     "!win32"
diff --git a/test/bin/proxy-build b/test/bin/proxy-build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dce33cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/proxy-build
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Unoffical bash safe mode
+set -euo pipefail
+BIN_DIRECTORY="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+waitproxy() {
+    while ! nc -z localhost 8080 ; do sleep 1 ; done
+}
+
+if nc -z localhost 8080; then
+  echo "Error: port 8080 already in use. Is mitmdump already running?"
+  pgrep -f -l mitmdump
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+echo "Launching proxy..."
+mitmdump -w proxy~~.dump &> /dev/null &
+mitm_process="$!"
+echo "Waiting for proxy..."
+waitproxy
+
+echo "Recording downloads..."
+
+source tests/shared-functions.bash
+unset_n_env
+setup_tmp_prefix
+install_dummy_node
+
+# Hack curl to avoid certificate issues with proxy
+readonly CURL_HOME="$(dirname "${BIN_DIRECTORY}")/config"
+export CURL_HOME
+
+# Go through proxy so it can record traffic, http for taobao redirects
+http_proxy="$(hostname):8080"
+export http_proxy
+https_proxy="$(hostname):8080"
+export https_proxy
+
+# native
+tests/install-reference-versions.bash
+# linux
+docker-compose run ubuntu-curl /mnt/tests/install-reference-versions.bash
+
+rm -rf "${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}"
+echo "Stopping proxy"
+kill "${mitm_process}"
+
diff --git a/test/bin/proxy-run b/test/bin/proxy-run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1cd303b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/proxy-run
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+BIN_DIRECTORY="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+echo ""
+echo "To make use of proxy server:"
+echo "   export https_proxy=\"$(hostname):8080\""
+echo "   export http_proxy=\"$(hostname):8080\""
+echo "   export CURL_HOME=$(dirname "${BIN_DIRECTORY}")/config"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Launching proxy server..."
+mitmdump --server-replay-nopop --server-replay proxy~~.dump
diff --git a/test/bin/run-all-tests b/test/bin/run-all-tests
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2bf9b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/run-all-tests
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+BIN_DIRECTORY="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+services=( ubuntu-curl ubuntu-wget )
+
+cd "$(dirname "${BIN_DIRECTORY}")" || exit 2
+for service in "${services[@]}" ; do
+  echo "${service}"
+  docker-compose run --rm "${service}" "bats" "/mnt/tests"
+  echo ""
+done
+
+uname -s
+../node_modules/.bin/bats tests
diff --git a/test/config/.curlrc b/test/config/.curlrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9036dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/.curlrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Allow use of mitm proxy
+--insecure
diff --git a/test/docker-base.yml b/test/docker-base.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7682802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-base.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+version: '2'
+# Define base service to specify the mounts and environment variables
+services:
+  testbed:
+    volumes:
+      # make locally installed  bats available in container (based on bats/install.sh)
+      - ../node_modules/bats/bin/bats:/usr/local/bin/bats
+      - ../node_modules/bats/libexec/bats-core:/usr/local/libexec/bats-core
+      - ../node_modules/bats/man/bats.1:/usr/local/share/man/man1"
+      - ../node_modules/bats/man/bats.7:/usr/local/share/man/man7"
+      # the bats tests
+      - ./tests:/mnt/tests
+      # the n script
+      - ../bin/n:/usr/local/bin/n
+      # override curl settings to allow insecure connection in case using proxy
+      - ./config/.curlrc:/root/.curlrc
+    environment:
+      # pass through proxy settings to allow caching proxy
+      - http_proxy
+      - https_proxy
diff --git a/test/docker-compose.yml b/test/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5b658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: '2'
+services:
+  ubuntu-curl:
+    extends:
+      file: ./docker-base.yml
+      service: testbed
+    build:
+      context: dockerfiles
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile-ubuntu-curl
+  ubuntu-wget:
+    extends:
+      file: ./docker-base.yml
+      service: testbed
+    build:
+      context: dockerfiles
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile-ubuntu-wget
diff --git a/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-curl b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-curl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c395f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-curl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# curl
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -y curl \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wget b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wget
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c80b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile-ubuntu-wget
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM ubuntu:latest
+
+# wget
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+&& apt-get install -y wget \
+&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/test/tests.md b/test/tests.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d87574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests.md
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# n-test
+
+Prototype and develop a set of automated tests for `n`.
+
+## Setup
+
+Optional proxy using mitmproxy:
+
+    # using homebrew (Mac) to install mitmproxy
+    brew install mitmproxy
+
+
+## Running Tests
+
+Run all the tests across a range of containers and on the host system:
+
+    npm run test
+
+Run all the tests on a single system:
+
+    cd test
+    npx bats tests
+    docker-compose run ubuntu-curl bats /mnt/tests
+
+Run single test on a single system::
+
+    cd test
+    npx bats tests/install-contents.bats
+    docker-compose run ubuntu-curl bats /mnt/tests/install-contents.bats
+
+## Proxy
+
+To speed up running tests multiple times, you can optionally run a caching proxy for the node downloads. The curl settings are modified
+to allow an insecure connection through the mitm proxy.
+
+    cd test
+    bin/proxy-build
+    bin/proxy-run
+    # follow the instructions for configuring environment variables for using proxy, then run tests
+
+`node` versions added to proxy cache (and used in tests):
+
+* v4.9.1
+* lts
+* latest
+
+## Docker Tips
+
+Using `docker-compose` in addition to `docker` for convenient mounting of `n` script and the tests into the container. Changes to the tests or to `n` itself are reflected immediately without needing to rebuild the containers.
+
+`bats` is being mounted directly out of `node_modules` into the container as a manual install based on its own install script. This is a bit of a hack, but avoids needing to install `git` or `npm` for a full remote install of `bats`, and means everything on the same version of `bats`.
+
+The containers each have:
+
+* either curl or wget (or both) installed
+
+Using `docker-compose` to run the container adds:
+
+* specified `n` script mounted to `/usr/local/bin/n`
+* `test/tests` mounted to `/mnt/tests`
+* `node_modules/bats` provides `/usr/local/bin/bats` et al
+* `.curlrc` with `--insecure` to allow use of proxy
+
+So for example:
+
+    cd test
+    docker-compose run ubuntu-curl
+      # in container
+      n --version
+      bats /mnt/tests
diff --git a/test/tests/install-contents.bats b/test/tests/install-contents.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a30264c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/install-contents.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load shared-functions
+
+
+function setup() {
+  unset_n_env
+}
+
+
+# Test that files get installed to expected locations
+# https://github.com/tj/n/issues/246
+
+@test "install: contents" {
+  readonly TARGET_VERSION="4.9.1"
+  setup_tmp_prefix
+
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/n/versions" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/bin" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/include" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/lib" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/shared" ]
+
+  install_dummy_node
+  n ${TARGET_VERSION}
+
+  # Cached version
+  [ -d "${N_PREFIX}/n/versions/node/${TARGET_VERSION}" ]
+  # node and npm
+  [ -f "${N_PREFIX}/bin/node" ]
+  [ -f "${N_PREFIX}/bin/npm" ]
+  # Installed something into each of other key folders
+  [ -d "${N_PREFIX}/include/node" ]
+  [ -d "${N_PREFIX}/lib/node_modules" ]
+  [ -d "${N_PREFIX}/share/doc/node" ]
+  # Did not install files from top level of tarball
+  [ ! -f "${N_PREFIX}/README.md" ]
+
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v${TARGET_VERSION}" ]
+
+  rm -rf "${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}"
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/install-options.bats b/test/tests/install-options.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44d227c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/install-options.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load shared-functions
+
+
+function setup() {
+  unset_n_env
+  setup_tmp_prefix
+  install_dummy_node
+}
+
+
+function teardown() {
+  rm -rf "${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}"
+}
+
+
+@test "n --download 4.9.1" {
+  n --download 4.9.1
+  [ -d "${N_PREFIX}/n/versions/node/4.9.1" ]
+  # Remember, we installed a dumy node so do have a bin/node
+  [ ! -f "${N_PREFIX}/bin/npm" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/include" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/lib" ]
+  [ ! -d "${N_PREFIX}/shared" ]
+}
+
+
+@test "n --quiet 4.9.1" {
+  # just checking option is allowed, not testing functionality
+  n --quiet 4.9.1
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+# ToDo: --arch
diff --git a/test/tests/install-reference-versions.bash b/test/tests/install-reference-versions.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5fffa6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/install-reference-versions.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# These are the versions installed and hence cached by proxy-build.
+
+# Run commands we want to cache downloads for
+
+# Get index into cache for lookups of expected versions.
+curl --location --fail https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab &> /dev/null
+
+# Using 4.9.1 as a well known old version (which is no longer getting updated so does not change)
+n --download 4
+n --download lts
+n --download latest
diff --git a/test/tests/install-versions.bats b/test/tests/install-versions.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd42da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/install-versions.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load shared-functions
+
+
+function setup() {
+  unset_n_env
+  setup_tmp_prefix
+  install_dummy_node
+}
+
+
+function teardown() {
+  rm -rf "${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}"
+}
+
+
+# Explicit version
+@test "n 4.9.1" {
+  n 4.9.1
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+# Explicit version, optional leading v
+@test "n v4.9.1" {
+  n v4.9.1
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+# Partial version
+@test "n 4" {
+  n 4
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+# Partial version, optional leading v
+@test "n v4" {
+  n v4
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+# Partial version
+@test "n 4.9" {
+  n 4.9
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "v4.9.1" ]
+}
+
+
+@test "n lts" {
+  n lts
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "$(display_remote_version lts)" ]
+}
+
+
+@test "n stable" {
+  n stable
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "$(display_remote_version lts)" ]
+}
+
+
+@test "n latest" {
+  n latest
+  run node --version
+  [ "${output}" = "$(display_remote_version latest)" ]
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/lookup.bats b/test/tests/lookup.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39cf7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/lookup.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load shared-functions
+
+
+function setup() {
+  unset_n_env
+}
+
+
+@test "n --lts" {
+  run n --lts
+  [ "${status}" -eq 0 ]
+  local expected_version
+  expected_version="$(display_remote_version lts)"
+  expected_version="${expected_version#v}"
+  [ "${output}" = "${expected_version}" ]
+}
+
+
+@test "n --latest" {
+  run n --latest
+  [ "${status}" -eq 0 ]
+  local expected_version
+  expected_version="$(display_remote_version latest)"
+  expected_version="${expected_version#v}"
+  [ "${output}" = "${expected_version}" ]
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/shared-functions.bash b/test/tests/shared-functions.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..add414b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/shared-functions.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+# unset the n environment variables so tests running from known state.
+# Globals:
+#   lots
+
+function unset_n_env(){
+  unset N_PREFIX
+
+  # Undocumented [sic]
+  unset NODE_MIRROR
+
+  # Documented under "custom source", but PROJECT and HTTP implemented as independent
+  unset PROJECT_NAME
+  unset PROJECT_URL
+  unset PROJECT_VERSION_CHECK
+  unset HTTP_USER
+  unset HTTP_PASSWORD
+}
+
+
+# Create a dummy version of node so `n install` will always activate (and not be affected by possible system version of node).
+
+function install_dummy_node() {
+  local prefix="${N_PREFIX-/usr/local}"
+  mkdir -p "${prefix}/bin"
+  echo "echo vDummy" > "${prefix}/bin/node"
+  chmod a+x "${prefix}/bin/node"
+}
+
+
+# Create temporary dir and configure n to use it.
+# Globals:
+#   TMP_PREFIX_DIR
+#   N_PREFIX
+#   PATH
+
+function setup_tmp_prefix() {
+  TMP_PREFIX_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+  [ -d "${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}" ] || exit 2
+  # return a safer variable to `rm -rf` later than N_PREFIX
+  export TMP_PREFIX_DIR
+
+  export N_PREFIX="${TMP_PREFIX_DIR}"
+  export PATH="${N_PREFIX}/bin:${PATH}"
+}
+
+
+# Display relevant file name (third field of index.tab) for current platform.
+# Based on code from nvm rather than n for independent approach. Simplified for just common platforms initially.
+# See list on https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs-dist-indexer
+
+function display_compatible_file_field() {
+  local os="unexpected"
+  case "$(uname -a)" in
+    Linux\ *) os="linux" ;;
+    Darwin\ *) os="osx" ;;
+  esac
+
+  local arch="unexpected"
+  local uname_m
+  uname_m="$(uname -m)"
+  case "${uname_m}" in
+    x86_64 | amd64) arch="x64" ;;
+    i*86) arch="x86" ;;
+    aarch64) arch="arm64" ;;
+    *) arch="${uname_m}" ;;
+  esac
+
+  echo "${os}-${arch}"
+}
+
+
+# display_remote_version <version>
+# Limited support for using index.tab to resolve version into a number.
+# Return version number, including leading v.
+
+function display_remote_version() {
+  # ToDo: support NODE_MIRROR
+
+  local fetch
+  if command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+    fetch="curl --silent --location --fail"
+  else
+    # insecure to match current n implementation
+    fetch="wget -q -O- --no-check-certificate"
+  fi
+
+  local match='xxx'
+  if [[ "$1" = "lts" ]]; then
+    match='[^-]$'
+  elif [[ "$1" = "latest" ]]; then
+    match='.'
+  fi
+
+  # Using awk rather than head so do not close pipe early on curl
+  # (Add display_compatible_file_field when n does similar check!)
+  ${fetch} "https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab" \
+    | tail -n +2 \
+    | grep -E "${match}" \
+    | awk "NR==1" \
+    | cut -f -1
+}