diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 50c89a7..9cee108 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ tests/*
 !tests/*.c
 !tests/*.h
 !tests/*.input
+!tests/expand_test
 infile
 outfile
 mallocfail_hashes
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/aba b/tests/expand_test/aba
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/abcda b/tests/expand_test/abcda
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/aiia b/tests/expand_test/aiia
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/axr b/tests/expand_test/axr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/directory/this b/tests/expand_test/directory/this
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/exp b/tests/expand_test/exp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..56e5c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expand_test/exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo hello exp
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/ls b/tests/expand_test/ls
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2f08be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expand_test/ls
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo hello
diff --git a/tests/expand_test/yuhbqa b/tests/expand_test/yuhbqa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29