diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
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new mode 100755
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--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#! /usr/local/bin/node
 //executes all the unit tests
 var fs = require('fs');
 var runDir = function(dir) {