diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/exercise.bash b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/exercise.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index efb72406889d..000000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/exercise.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# TODO: print "Hello World!" to stdout
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/script.bash b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/script.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c4b4ceea780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/exercise/script.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# TODO: add shebang
+
+# TODO: list directory entries
+
+# TODO: create create_me.txt
+
+# TODO: delete delete_me.txt
+
+# TODO: rename rename_me.txt to renamed.txt
+
+# TODO: replace 2.718 with 3.1415 in numbers.txt
+
+# TODO: exit with an successful status code
+exit 1
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/readme b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/readme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71d78933ff0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/readme
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Bash
+
+1. [task][Shebang](shebang,shebang_custom_message)
+Insert a "Shebang" for Bash at the first line of the script. You may assume that Bash is installed at a standard path.
+
+2. [task][List Directory Entries](list_dir)
+Print all entries of the current directory (including hidden files) to stdout.
+
+3. [task][Create File](file_creation)
+Create a file named `file.txt`.
+
+4. [task][Delete File](file_deletion)
+Delete the file named `delete_me.txt`.
+
+5. [task][Rename File](rename)
+Rename "rename_me.txt" to `renamed.txt`.
+
+6. [task][Find and Replace](replace)
+Replace all occurrences of `2.718` with `3.1415` in `numbers.txt`.
+
+7. [task][Status Code](status_code)
+Exit the script with a successful status code.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/exercise.bash b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/exercise.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index d6954d951641..000000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/exercise.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-echo "Hello World!"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/script.bash b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/script.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaa638f3dd4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/solution/script.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ls -a
+
+touch create_me.txt
+
+rm delete_me.txt
+
+mv rename_me.txt renamed.txt
+
+sed -i 's/2\.718/3.1415/g' numbers.txt
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test.bats b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test.bats
index f7a571ffa8ec..e5d886c22ed0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test.bats
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test.bats
@@ -1,9 +1,72 @@
+setup_file() {
+    BATS_TEST_TIMEOUT=10
+}
+
 setup() {
     load "test_helper/common-setup"
     _common_setup
+
+    TEST_DATA="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/test_data"
+
+    cp "$TEST_DATA"/{numbers.txt,rename_me.txt} "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR"
+
+    cd "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR"
+    touch delete_me.txt
+    touch .hidden
+}
+
+@test "shebang" {
+    first_line=$(head -n 1 "$ASSIGNMENT_ROOT/script.bash")
+    assert_regex "$first_line" '^#!(/usr)?/bin/(env )?bash$'
+}
+
+@test "shebang_custom_message" {
+    first_line=$(head -n 1 "$ASSIGNMENT_ROOT/script.bash")
+
+    if ! assert_regex "$first_line" '^#!(/usr)?/bin/(env )?bash$' 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "$first_line" \
+        | batslib_decorate "first line is not a valid shebang" \
+        | fail
+    fi
+}
+
+@test "list_dir" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    assert_output --partial delete_me.txt
+    assert_output --partial numbers.txt
+    assert_output --partial rename_me.txt
+    assert_output --partial .hidden
 }
 
-@test "hello world" {
-    run exercise.bash
-    assert_output "Hello World!"
+@test "file_creation" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    assert_file_exists file.txt
+}
+
+@test "file_deletion" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    assert_file_not_exists delete_me.txt
+}
+
+@test "rename" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    assert_file_not_exists rename_me.txt
+    assert_file_exists renamed.txt
+    _assert_file_contents renamed.txt "$TEST_DATA/rename_me.txt"
+}
+
+@test "replace" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    _assert_file_contents numbers.txt "$TEST_DATA/numbers_expected.txt"
+}
+
+@test "status_code" {
+    run script.bash
+
+    assert_success
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers.txt b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a252bd33309e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+2.718
+2.718 2.718 2.718
+21718
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers_expected.txt b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers_expected.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44121ba5f026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/numbers_expected.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+3.1415
+3.1415 3.1415 3.1415
+21718
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/rename_me.txt b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/rename_me.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bc73a7a2f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_data/rename_me.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+example content
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_helper/common-setup.bash b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_helper/common-setup.bash
index 72a2e85be8e5..23bca120a979 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_helper/common-setup.bash
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bash/test/test_helper/common-setup.bash
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 _common_setup() {
-    load "/usr/lib/bats/bats-support/load"
-    load "/usr/lib/bats/bats-assert/load"
-    # get the containing directory of this file
-    # use $BATS_TEST_FILENAME instead of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} or $0,
-    # as those will point to the bats executable's location or the preprocessed file respectively
-    PROJECT_ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME" )/.." >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
-    # make executables in ${studentParentWorkingDirectoryName}/ visible to PATH
-    PATH="$PROJECT_ROOT/${studentParentWorkingDirectoryName}:$PATH"
+    bats_load_library "bats-support"
+    bats_load_library "bats-assert"
+    bats_load_library "bats-file"
+
+    PROJECT_ROOT="$( cd "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/.." >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+    ASSIGNMENT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT/${studentParentWorkingDirectoryName}"
+
+    PATH="$ASSIGNMENT_ROOT:$PATH"
 }
+
+# _assert_file_contents
+# ============
+#
+# Fail if the actual and expected file contents differ.
+#
+# Usage: _assert_file_contents <actual_path> <expected_path>
+#
+# IO:
+#   STDERR - unified diff, on failure
+# Options:
+#   <actual_path>      The file being compared.
+#   <expected_path>    The file to compare against.
+_assert_file_contents() {
+    if ! diff_output=$(diff -u --label="actual" --label="expected" "$1" "$2" 2>&1); then
+        echo "$diff_output" \
+        | batslib_decorate "$1: file contents differ" \
+        | fail
+    fi
+}
+
+# reduce output
+bats_print_stack_trace() { :; }
+bats_print_failed_command() { :; }