diff --git a/commander_test.go b/commander_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b00594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commander_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsInstalled_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast isInstalled unit test")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		cmd  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"sh exists", "sh", true},
+		{"non-existent", "nonexistentcmd123456789", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isInstalled(tt.cmd)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isInstalled(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.cmd, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsInstalled_Live(t *testing.T) {
+	if !testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping live integration test. Run with:\n      go test -run TestIsInstalled_Live -short -v")
+	}
+	t.Log("🧪 Running live isInstalled integration test...")
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("isInstalled uses /bin/sh (Unix-only)")
+	}
+
+	if !isInstalled("sh") {
+		t.Error("sh should be installed on this system")
+	}
+	t.Log("✓ Live isInstalled test passed")
+}
+
+func TestSubExecute_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast subExecute unit test")
+
+	_, err := subExecute("nonexistentcmd123456789")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for non-existent command")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubExecute_Live(t *testing.T) {
+	if !testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping live integration test. Run with:\n      go test -run TestSubExecute_Live -short -v")
+	}
+	t.Log("🧪 Running live subExecute integration test...")
+
+	output, err := subExecute("echo", "hello from live test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("subExecute failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(output) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected output")
+	}
+	t.Log("✓ subExecute live test passed")
+}
diff --git a/filer_test.go b/filer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8106a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCreateIniFile_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast createIniFile unit test")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		fpath    string
+		setup    func(string)
+		wantLen  int
+		wantFile bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "happy path",
+			fpath:   "testdata/config.ini",
+			wantLen: 0,
+			wantFile: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "dir already exists",
+			fpath:   "testdata/config.ini",
+			setup: func(dir string) {
+				os.MkdirAll(dir, 0770)
+			},
+			wantLen: 0,
+			wantFile: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "deep nested dir",
+			fpath:   "testdata/nested/sub/dir/config.ini",
+			wantLen: 0,
+			wantFile: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			fpath := filepath.Join(dir, tt.fpath)
+			
+			origWd, err := os.Getwd()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to get working dir: %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := os.Chdir(dir); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to chdir: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer func() {
+				if err := os.Chdir(origWd); err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("failed to restore working dir: %v", err)
+				}
+			}()
+
+			if tt.setup != nil {
+				tt.setup(filepath.Dir(fpath))
+			}
+
+			errs := createIniFile(fpath)
+			if len(errs) != tt.wantLen {
+				t.Errorf("createIniFile() got %d errors = %v, want len %d", len(errs), errs, tt.wantLen)
+			}
+
+			exists := false
+			if tt.wantFile {
+				exists = true
+				if _, err := os.Stat(fpath); err != nil {
+					if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+						exists = false
+					} else {
+						t.Errorf("stat(%q) unexpected error: %v", fpath, err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if exists != tt.wantFile {
+				t.Errorf("file exists = %v, want %v", exists, tt.wantFile)
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantFile {
+				data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("failed to read created file: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+				const wantContent = `[DEFAULT]
+radio_browser.api=all.api.radio-browser.info
+player.command=mpv
+player.options=--no-video
+menu_items.max=9999
+`
+				if string(data) != wantContent {
+					t.Errorf("file content mismatch:\ngot:  %q\nwant: %q", string(data), wantContent)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateIniFile_Live(t *testing.T) {
+	if !testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping live integration test. Run with:\n      go test -run TestCreateIniFile_Live -short -v")
+	}
+	t.Log("🧪 Running live integration test...")
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	fpath := filepath.Join(dir, "live_config.ini")
+	t.Logf("🧪 Testing with real file path: %s", fpath)
+
+	errs := createIniFile(fpath)
+	t.Logf("🧪 createIniFile returned %d errors", len(errs))
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected errors: %v", errs)
+		return
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read created file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	const wantContent = `[DEFAULT]
+radio_browser.api=all.api.radio-browser.info
+player.command=mpv
+player.options=--no-video
+menu_items.max=9999
+`
+	if string(data) != wantContent {
+		t.Errorf("file content mismatch:\ngot:  %q\nwant: %q", string(data), wantContent)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("🧪 Live test PASSED: file created successfully with correct content")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/radiomenu_test.go b/radiomenu_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ae5afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radiomenu_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestShort_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast Short unit test")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		maxLen   int
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "short_string",
+			input:    "abc",
+			maxLen:   5,
+			expected: "abc",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "exact_length",
+			input:    "abcde",
+			maxLen:   5,
+			expected: "abcde",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncate_long",
+			input:    "this is a very long string that needs truncation",
+			maxLen:   10,
+			expected: "this is a ",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "truncate_unicode",
+			input:    "こんにちは世界",
+			maxLen:   5,
+			expected: "こんにちは",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "zero_length",
+			input:    "hello",
+			maxLen:   0,
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "empty_string",
+			input:    "",
+			maxLen:   10,
+			expected: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := Short(tt.input, tt.maxLen)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("Short(%q, %d) = %q, want %q", tt.input, tt.maxLen, result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuit_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast Quit unit test")
+
+	// Can't meaningfully test os.Exit(0) in unit tests as it terminates the process
+	// This serves as a marker that the function exists and is pure side-effect
+	t.Run("exists", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Verify function exists (compile-time check via reflect)
+		if reflect.ValueOf(Quit).IsNil() {
+			t.Error("Quit function is nil")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRadioMenu_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast RadioMenu unit test")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		stations []stationRecord
+		wantMenu bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty_stations",
+			stations: []stationRecord{},
+			wantMenu: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single_station",
+			stations: []stationRecord{
+				{Name: "Test Station", Codec: "MP3", Bitrate: "128", Url: "http://test.com"},
+			},
+			wantMenu: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple_stations",
+			stations: []stationRecord{
+				{Name: "Station One Very Long Name That Will Be Truncated", Codec: "AAC", Bitrate: "256", Url: "http://one.com"},
+				{Name: "Station Two", Codec: "MP3", Bitrate: "128", Url: "http://two.com"},
+			},
+			wantMenu: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			menu := RadioMenu(tt.stations)
+			if menu == nil {
+				if tt.wantMenu {
+					t.Errorf("RadioMenu(%v) returned nil, want non-nil menu", tt.stations)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if !tt.wantMenu {
+				t.Errorf("RadioMenu(%v) returned non-nil menu, want nil", tt.stations)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/stations_test.go b/stations_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e04e308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stations_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestShowVersion_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast showVersion unit test")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		version  string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"default version", "1.0.0", "1.0.0\n"},
+		{"empty version", "", "\n"},
+		{"dev version", "dev", "dev\n"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			originalVersion := version
+			version = tt.version
+			defer func() { version = originalVersion }()
+
+			// Safe stdout capture using pipe (no os.Stdout reassignment)
+			origStdout := os.Stdout
+			r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+			os.Stdout = w
+
+			showVersion()
+
+			w.Close()
+			os.Stdout = origStdout
+
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			_, _ = buf.ReadFrom(r)
+			got := buf.String()
+
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("showVersion() = %q, want %q", got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrecheck_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Log("✓ Fast precheck unit test")
+
+	// Simple smoke test — calls the real precheck() in the common "player installed" path
+	// (no mocking of globals — that's not allowed in Go)
+	precheck()
+	t.Log("✓ precheck ran without panic (happy path)")
+}
+
+func TestPrecheck_Live(t *testing.T) {
+	if !testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping live integration test. Run with:\n      go test -run TestPrecheck_Live -short -v")
+	}
+	t.Log("🧪 Running live precheck integration test...")
+
+	// Real precheck with whatever player is configured on this system
+	precheck()
+	t.Log("✓ Live precheck passed (no early exit)")
+}