diff --git a/testsuite/tr/tr-works b/testsuite/tr/tr-works
index 8753a3f..b7a6e8d 100644
--- a/testsuite/tr/tr-works
+++ b/testsuite/tr/tr-works
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
-echo "cbaab" | tr abc zyx > logfile.gnu
-echo "TESTING A B C" | tr [A-Z] [a-z] >> logfile.gnu
-echo abc[] | tr a[b AXB >> logfile.gnu
+run_tr ()
+{
+	echo -n "echo '$1' | tr '$2' '$3': "
+	echo "$1" | $bb tr "$2" "$3"
+	echo
+}
+tr_test ()
+{
+	run_tr "cbaab"		abc 		zyx
+	run_tr "TESTING A B C" 	'[A-Z]' 	'[a-z]' 
+	run_tr "abc[]" 		"a[b" 		AXB
+	run_tr abc		'[:alpha:]' 	A-ZA-Z
+	run_tr abc56		'[:alnum:]' 	A-ZA-Zxxxxxxxxxx
+	run_tr 012		'[:digit:]' 	abcdefghi
+	run_tr abc56		'[:lower:]' 	'[:upper:]'
+	run_tr " 	"	'[:space:]' 	12345
+	run_tr " 	"	'[:blank:]' 	12
+	run_tr 'a b'		'[= =]' 	X
+	run_tr "[:"		'[:' 		ab
+}
 
-echo "cbaab" | busybox tr abc zyx > logfile.bb
-echo "TESTING A B C" | busybox tr [A-Z] [a-z] >> logfile.bb
-echo abc[] | busybox tr a[b AXB >> logfile.bb
-
+bb=        tr_test > logfile.gnu
+bb=busybox tr_test > logfile.bb
 cmp logfile.gnu logfile.bb