diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de83391d..2f03e9ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ testgen:
 
 test:
 	go test ./internal/...
+	go test ./cmd/...
 
 bench:
 	for i in 1 2 3; do \
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 275ff503..7c43c4a7 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func DoPluginFlags() {
 
 // LoadInput determines which files should be loaded into buffers
 // based on the input stored in flag.Args()
-func LoadInput() []*buffer.Buffer {
+func LoadInput(args []string) []*buffer.Buffer {
 	// There are a number of ways micro should start given its input
 
 	// 1. If it is given a files in flag.Args(), it should open those
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ func LoadInput() []*buffer.Buffer {
 	var filename string
 	var input []byte
 	var err error
-	args := flag.Args()
 	buffers := make([]*buffer.Buffer, 0, len(args))
 
 	btype := buffer.BTDefault
@@ -262,7 +261,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	DoPluginFlags()
 
-	screen.Init()
+	err = screen.Init()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not initialize a Screen.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	defer func() {
 		if err := recover(); err != nil {
@@ -291,7 +295,8 @@ func main() {
 		screen.TermMessage(err)
 	}
 
-	b := LoadInput()
+	args := flag.Args()
+	b := LoadInput(args)
 
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		// No buffers to open
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro_test.go b/cmd/micro/micro_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7029a93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/action"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/buffer"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/config"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/screen"
+	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
+)
+
+var tempDir string
+var sim tcell.SimulationScreen
+
+func init() {
+	events = make(chan tcell.Event, 8)
+}
+
+func startup(args []string) (tcell.SimulationScreen, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	tempDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "micro_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = config.InitConfigDir(tempDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	config.InitRuntimeFiles()
+	err = config.ReadSettings()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = config.InitGlobalSettings()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s, err := screen.InitSimScreen()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err := recover(); err != nil {
+			screen.Screen.Fini()
+			fmt.Println("Micro encountered an error:", err)
+			// backup all open buffers
+			for _, b := range buffer.OpenBuffers {
+				b.Backup(false)
+			}
+			// Print the stack trace too
+			log.Fatalf(errors.Wrap(err, 2).ErrorStack())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = config.LoadAllPlugins()
+	if err != nil {
+		screen.TermMessage(err)
+	}
+
+	action.InitBindings()
+	action.InitCommands()
+
+	err = config.InitColorscheme()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	b := LoadInput(args)
+
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("No buffers opened")
+	}
+
+	action.InitTabs(b)
+	action.InitGlobals()
+
+	err = config.RunPluginFn("init")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s.InjectResize()
+	handleEvent()
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+func cleanup() {
+	os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+}
+
+func handleEvent() {
+	screen.Lock()
+	e := screen.Screen.PollEvent()
+	screen.Unlock()
+	if e != nil {
+		events <- e
+	}
+	DoEvent()
+}
+
+func injectKey(key tcell.Key, r rune, mod tcell.ModMask) {
+	sim.InjectKey(key, r, mod)
+	handleEvent()
+}
+
+func injectMouse(x, y int, buttons tcell.ButtonMask, mod tcell.ModMask) {
+	sim.InjectMouse(x, y, buttons, mod)
+	handleEvent()
+}
+
+func injectString(str string) {
+	// the tcell simulation screen event channel can only handle
+	// 10 events at once, so we need to divide up the key events
+	// into chunks of 10 and handle the 10 events before sending
+	// another chunk of events
+	iters := len(str) / 10
+	extra := len(str) % 10
+
+	for i := 0; i < iters; i++ {
+		s := i * 10
+		e := i*10 + 10
+		sim.InjectKeyBytes([]byte(str[s:e]))
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			handleEvent()
+		}
+	}
+
+	sim.InjectKeyBytes([]byte(str[len(str)-extra:]))
+	for i := 0; i < extra; i++ {
+		handleEvent()
+	}
+}
+
+func openFile(file string) {
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlE, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlE), tcell.ModCtrl)
+	injectString(fmt.Sprintf("open %s", file))
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+}
+
+func createTestFile(name string, content string) (string, error) {
+	testf, err := ioutil.TempFile("", name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := testf.Write([]byte(content)); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := testf.Close(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return testf.Name(), nil
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	var err error
+	sim, err = startup([]string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	retval := m.Run()
+	cleanup()
+
+	os.Exit(retval)
+}
+
+func TestSimpleEdit(t *testing.T) {
+	file, err := createTestFile("micro_simple_edit_test", "base content")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(file)
+
+	openFile(file)
+
+	var buf *buffer.Buffer
+	for _, b := range buffer.OpenBuffers {
+		if b.Path == file {
+			buf = b
+		}
+	}
+
+	if buf == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Could not find buffer %s", file)
+		return
+	}
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyUp, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectString("first line")
+
+	// test both kinds of backspace
+	for i := 0; i < len("ne"); i++ {
+		injectKey(tcell.KeyBackspace, rune(tcell.KeyBackspace), tcell.ModNone)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(" li"); i++ {
+		injectKey(tcell.KeyBackspace2, rune(tcell.KeyBackspace2), tcell.ModNone)
+	}
+	injectString("foobar")
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlS, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlS), tcell.ModCtrl)
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "firstfoobar\nbase content\n", string(data))
+}
+
+func TestMouse(t *testing.T) {
+	file, err := createTestFile("micro_mouse_test", "base content")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(file)
+
+	openFile(file)
+
+	// buffer:
+	// base content
+	// the selections need to happen at different locations to avoid a double click
+	injectMouse(3, 0, tcell.Button1, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyLeft, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectMouse(0, 0, tcell.ButtonNone, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectString("secondline")
+	// buffer:
+	// secondlinebase content
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+	// buffer:
+	// secondline
+	// base content
+	injectMouse(2, 0, tcell.Button1, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectMouse(0, 0, tcell.ButtonNone, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+	// buffer:
+	//
+	// secondline
+	// base content
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyUp, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+	injectString("firstline")
+	// buffer:
+	// firstline
+	// secondline
+	// base content
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlS, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlS), tcell.ModCtrl)
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "firstline\nsecondline\nbase content\n", string(data))
+}
+
+var srTestStart = `foo
+foo
+foofoofoo
+Ernleȝe foo æðelen
+`
+var srTest2 = `test_string
+test_string
+test_stringtest_stringtest_string
+Ernleȝe test_string æðelen
+`
+var srTest3 = `test_foo
+test_string
+test_footest_stringtest_foo
+Ernleȝe test_string æðelen
+`
+
+func TestSearchAndReplace(t *testing.T) {
+	file, err := createTestFile("micro_search_replace_test", srTestStart)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(file)
+
+	openFile(file)
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlE, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlE), tcell.ModCtrl)
+	injectString(fmt.Sprintf("replaceall %s %s", "foo", "test_string"))
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlS, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlS), tcell.ModCtrl)
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, srTest2, string(data))
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlE, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlE), tcell.ModCtrl)
+	injectString(fmt.Sprintf("replace %s %s", "string", "foo"))
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEnter, rune(tcell.KeyEnter), tcell.ModNone)
+	injectString("ynyny")
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyEscape, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+
+	injectKey(tcell.KeyCtrlS, rune(tcell.KeyCtrlS), tcell.ModCtrl)
+
+	data, err = ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, srTest3, string(data))
+}
+
+func TestMultiCursor(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+func TestSettingsPersistence(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+// more tests (rendering, tabs, plugins)?
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a34c103a..9b6490f9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/zyedidia/highlight v0.0.0-20170330143449-201131ce5cf5
 	github.com/zyedidia/json5 v0.0.0-20200102012142-2da050b1a98d
 	github.com/zyedidia/pty v2.0.0+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.7
+	github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.8
 	github.com/zyedidia/terminal v0.0.0-20180726154117-533c623e2415
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.2
 	gopkg.in/sourcemap.v1 v1.0.5 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f32d621..7dc11ac8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ github.com/zyedidia/poller v1.0.1 h1:Tt9S3AxAjXwWGNiC2TUdRJkQDZSzCBNVQ4xXiQ7440s
 github.com/zyedidia/poller v1.0.1/go.mod h1:vZXJOHGDcuK08GXhF6IAY0ZFd2WcgOR5DOTp84Uk5eE=
 github.com/zyedidia/pty v2.0.0+incompatible h1:Ou5vXL6tvjst+RV8sUFISbuKDnUJPhnpygApMFGweqw=
 github.com/zyedidia/pty v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:4y9l9yJZNxRa7GB/fB+mmDmGkG3CqmzLf4vUxGGotEA=
-github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.7 h1:bKXRjv8RglPyOFqofzUUJkrdsLs9p9mT89W2ShFFlco=
-github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.7/go.mod h1:HhlbMSCcGX15rFDB+Q1Lk3pKEOocsCUAQC3zhZ9sadA=
+github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.8 h1:s4zYGOyCNDK4cdrgNVME0SxGizuT/oKY3OyB4Ls2Qpg=
+github.com/zyedidia/tcell v1.4.8/go.mod h1:HhlbMSCcGX15rFDB+Q1Lk3pKEOocsCUAQC3zhZ9sadA=
 github.com/zyedidia/terminal v0.0.0-20180726154117-533c623e2415 h1:752dTQ5OatJ9M5ULK2+9lor+nzyZz+LYDo3WGngg3Rc=
 github.com/zyedidia/terminal v0.0.0-20180726154117-533c623e2415/go.mod h1:8leT8G0Cm8NoJHdrrKHyR9MirWoF4YW7pZh06B6H+1E=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
diff --git a/internal/action/bindings.go b/internal/action/bindings.go
index c1999305..fd57eb9c 100644
--- a/internal/action/bindings.go
+++ b/internal/action/bindings.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ modSearch:
 		case strings.HasPrefix(k, "-"):
 			// We optionally support dashes between modifiers
 			k = k[1:]
-		case strings.HasPrefix(k, "Ctrl") && k != "Ctrl-h" && k != "CtrlH" && k != "Ctrlh":
+		case strings.HasPrefix(k, "Ctrl") && k != "CtrlH":
 			// CtrlH technically does not have a 'Ctrl' modifier because it is really backspace
 			k = k[4:]
 			modifiers |= tcell.ModCtrl
diff --git a/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go b/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
index 10008135..bc29af26 100644
--- a/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
+++ b/internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"Alt-{":          "ParagraphPrevious",
 		"Alt-}":          "ParagraphNext",
 		"Enter":          "InsertNewline",
-		"Ctrl-h":         "Backspace",
+		"CtrlH":          "Backspace",
 		"Backspace":      "Backspace",
+		"OldBackspace":   "Backspace",
 		"Alt-CtrlH":      "DeleteWordLeft",
 		"Alt-Backspace":  "DeleteWordLeft",
 		"Tab":            "Autocomplete|IndentSelection|InsertTab",
diff --git a/internal/action/defaults_other.go b/internal/action/defaults_other.go
index bb4e8e7d..d55179f9 100644
--- a/internal/action/defaults_other.go
+++ b/internal/action/defaults_other.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ func DefaultBindings() map[string]string {
 		"Alt-{":          "ParagraphPrevious",
 		"Alt-}":          "ParagraphNext",
 		"Enter":          "InsertNewline",
-		"Ctrl-h":         "Backspace",
+		"CtrlH":          "Backspace",
 		"Backspace":      "Backspace",
+		"OldBackspace":   "Backspace",
 		"Alt-CtrlH":      "DeleteWordLeft",
 		"Alt-Backspace":  "DeleteWordLeft",
 		"Tab":            "Autocomplete|IndentSelection|InsertTab",
diff --git a/internal/screen/screen.go b/internal/screen/screen.go
index c5a80e72..f9661a0c 100644
--- a/internal/screen/screen.go
+++ b/internal/screen/screen.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package screen
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"unicode"
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TempStart(screenWasNil bool) {
 }
 
 // Init creates and initializes the tcell screen
-func Init() {
+func Init() error {
 	drawChan = make(chan bool, 8)
 
 	// Should we enable true color?
@@ -151,13 +151,10 @@ func Init() {
 	var err error
 	Screen, err = tcell.NewScreen()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not initialize a Screen.")
-		os.Exit(1)
+		return err
 	}
 	if err = Screen.Init(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// restore TERM
@@ -168,4 +165,30 @@ func Init() {
 	if config.GetGlobalOption("mouse").(bool) {
 		Screen.EnableMouse()
 	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// InitSimScreen initializes a simulation screen for testing purposes
+func InitSimScreen() (tcell.SimulationScreen, error) {
+	drawChan = make(chan bool, 8)
+
+	// Initilize tcell
+	var err error
+	s := tcell.NewSimulationScreen("")
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("Failed to get a simulation screen")
+	}
+	if err = s.Init(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s.SetSize(80, 24)
+	Screen = s
+
+	if config.GetGlobalOption("mouse").(bool) {
+		Screen.EnableMouse()
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
 }