diff --git a/tests-ng/compare-diff-types.sh b/tests-ng/compare-diff-types.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2023, deadc0de6
+#
+# test updates
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d "${ddpath}" ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+if hash coverage 2>/dev/null; then
+  bin="coverage run -p --source=dotdrop -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+fi
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+# shellcheck source=tests-ng/helpers
+source "${cur}"/helpers
+
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)==> RUNNING $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") <==$(tput sgr0)"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# dotdrop directory
+basedir=$(mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d)
+echo "[+] dotdrop dir: ${basedir}"
+echo "[+] dotpath dir: ${basedir}/dotfiles"
+mkdir -p "${basedir}/dotfiles"
+
+# the dotfile to be imported
+tmpd=$(mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d)
+
+clear_on_exit "${basedir}"
+clear_on_exit "${tmpd}"
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${basedir}/config.yaml"
+cat > "${cfg}" << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+dotfiles:
+  f_file:
+    src: file
+    dst: ${tmpd}/file
+  d_file:
+    src: dir
+    dst: ${tmpd}/dir
+profiles:
+  p1:
+    dotfiles:
+    - f_file
+  p2:
+    dotfiles:
+    - d_file
+_EOF
+
+# file and dir
+echo "test" > "${basedir}"/dotfiles/file
+mkdir "${tmpd}"/file
+
+# dir and file
+mkdir "${basedir}"/dotfiles/dir
+echo "test" > "${tmpd}"/dir
+
+# compare
+echo "[+] comparing p1"
+set +e
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -c "${cfg}" -p p1 --verbose
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && exit 1
+set -e
+
+echo "[+] comparing p2"
+set +e
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -c "${cfg}" -p p2 --verbose
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && exit 1
+set -e
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests-ng/misc.sh b/tests-ng/misc.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2023, deadc0de6
+#
+# test misc stuff
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d "${ddpath}" ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+if hash coverage 2>/dev/null; then
+  bin="coverage run -p --source=dotdrop -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+fi
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+# shellcheck source=tests-ng/helpers
+source "${cur}"/helpers
+
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)==> RUNNING $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") <==$(tput sgr0)"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# dotdrop directory
+basedir=$(mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d)
+mkdir -p "${basedir}"/dotfiles
+echo "[+] dotdrop dir: ${basedir}"
+echo "[+] dotpath dir: ${basedir}/dotfiles"
+tmpd=$(mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d)
+
+clear_on_exit "${basedir}"
+clear_on_exit "${tmpd}"
+
+echo "content" > "${basedir}"/dotfiles/x
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${basedir}/config.yaml"
+cat > "${cfg}" << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+dotfiles:
+  f_x:
+    src: x
+    dst: ${tmpd}/x
+  f_fake:
+    src:
+    dst:
+profiles:
+  p1:
+    dotfiles:
+    - f_x
+  p2:
+    dotfiles:
+  p3:
+    dotfiles:
+    - f_fake
+_EOF
+
+echo "[+] compare - does not exist on dst"
+set +e
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -c "${cfg}" -p p1 --verbose
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && exit 1
+set -e
+
+echo "[+] install - no dotfiles"
+set +e
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} install -f -c "${cfg}" -p p2 --verbose
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && exit 1
+set -e
+
+echo "[+] compare - no dotfiles"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -c "${cfg}" -p p2 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "[+] compare - fake dotfile"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -w1 -c "${cfg}" -p p3 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "[+] compare - fake dotfile"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} compare -w3 -c "${cfg}" -p p3 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+set +e
+echo "[+] update - bad profile"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} update -c "${cfg}" -p p4 --verbose
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && exit 1
+set -e
+
+echo "[+] grepable profiles"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} profiles -c "${cfg}" --grepable --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "[+] files - bad profile but return 0"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} files -c "${cfg}" -p p10 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "[+] detail - bad profile but return 0"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} detail -c "${cfg}" -p p10 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "[+] remove - no dotfiles"
+cd "${ddpath}" | ${bin} remove -c "${cfg}" -p p2 --verbose
+[ "$?" != "0" ] && exit 1
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0