diff --git a/scripts/mkjstest.sh b/scripts/mkjstest.sh
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+++ b/scripts/mkjstest.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+usage()
+{
+    cat << HELPMSG
+Usage: 
+    create a javascript test in the specified location
+    $0 -d <test directory> <test_name>
+
+    print this help
+    $0 -h
+HELPMSG
+}
+
+while getopts ":d:h" OPTION
+do
+    case $OPTION in
+        d)
+            DIRNAME=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        ?)
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1)) 
+
+if [[ -z $DIRNAME ]]
+then
+    echo 'Must provide a test directory'
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]
+then
+    echo 'Must provide a test name'
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TESTNAME=`echo $1 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`.t.js
+
+cat > $DIRNAME/$TESTNAME << TEST 
+(function() {
+    var t = new Test.TAP.Class();
+    t.plan('no_plan');
+
+    t.setUp = function() {
+    };
+
+    t.testSomething = function() {
+    };
+
+    t.tearDown = function() {
+    };
+
+    return t;
+})();
+TEST