diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.right
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7326d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.right
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ok
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.tests
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81983ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_escapednum.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo NOT SHOWN \2>/dev/null
+echo Ok
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.right
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead25f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.right
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+shell_test
+\shell_test
+\shell_test
+\shell_test
+Here1
+Ok1
+Here2
+Ok2
+Here3
+Ok3
+Here4
+Ok4
+Now with variable refs
+shell_test_1
+\shell_test_1
+\shell_test_1
+\shell_test_1
+Done
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.tests
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c50b8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_expand.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+rm *shell_test* 2>/dev/null
+
+>\shell_test
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>\\shell_test
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>"\shell_test"
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>"\\shell_test"
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+
+cat <<\shell_test
+Here1
+shell_test
+echo Ok1
+
+cat <<\\shell_test
+Here2
+\shell_test
+echo Ok2
+
+cat <<"\shell_test"
+Here3
+\shell_test
+echo Ok3
+
+cat <<"\\shell_test"
+Here4
+\shell_test
+echo Ok4
+
+
+echo Now with variable refs
+i=1
+
+
+>\shell_test_$i
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>\\shell_test_$i
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>"\shell_test_$i"
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+>"\\shell_test_$i"
+echo *shell_test*
+rm *shell_test*
+
+echo Done;exit
+# UNFIXED BUG. bash apparently will expand $i even in terminating delimiter.
+# http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/xcu_chap02.html
+# does not mandate this behavior.
+# This is not likely to be used much in real-world.
+
+cat <<\shell_test_$i
+Here1
+shell_test_$i
+echo Ok1
+
+cat <<\\shell_test_$i
+Here2
+\shell_test_$i
+echo Ok2
+
+cat <<"\shell_test_$i"
+Here3
+\shell_test_$i
+echo Ok3
+
+cat <<"\\shell_test_$i"
+Here4
+\shell_test_$i
+echo Ok4
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.right
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a97c4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.right
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Testing multiple redirections to same fd
+Hello
+Done1
+Done2
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.tests
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c639ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-redir/redir_multi.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+echo "Testing multiple redirections to same fd"
+# bug was making us lose fd #1 after this:
+echo Hello >/dev/null 1>&2
+echo Done1
+echo Done2 >&2