diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
deleted file mode 100644
index c7493dd..0000000
--- a/test/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-This folder contains files used for unit testing and files that serve
-as example scripts for ctools.
-
-test_cscripts.sh
-  Unit test for cscripts.
-
-test_ctools.sh
-  Unit test for ctools.
-
-test_python.py
-  Unit test for ctools Python interface.
-
-example_models.py
-  Example Python pipeline for unbinned analysis that is executed
-  on a number of models (point source, disk source, Gaussian
-  source, Shell source).
-
-example_survey.py
-  This script illustrates how a survey can be simulated and analysed.
-  The script can be easily extended to adapt specific survey
-  strategies and simulated source models.
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1a5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+ctools unit test
+================
+
+This folder contains files used for ctools unit testing.
+test_cscripts.sh
diff --git a/test/data/obs_stacked.xml b/test/data/obs_stacked.xml
index 151c335..c54bcea 100644
--- a/test/data/obs_stacked.xml
+++ b/test/data/obs_stacked.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <observation_list title="observation list">
   <observation name="Crab" id="00001" instrument="CTA">
-    <parameter name="CountsCube"   file="data/crab_cntmap.fits"/>
-    <parameter name="ExposureCube" file="data/crab_expcube.fits"/>
-    <parameter name="PsfCube"      file="data/crab_psfcube.fits"/>
-    <parameter name="BkgCube"      file="data/crab_bkgcube.fits"/>
+    <parameter name="CountsCube"   file="crab_cntmap.fits"/>
+    <parameter name="ExposureCube" file="crab_expcube.fits"/>
+    <parameter name="PsfCube"      file="crab_psfcube.fits"/>
+    <parameter name="BkgCube"      file="crab_bkgcube.fits"/>
   </observation>
 </observation_list>
diff --git a/test/data/obs_unbinned.xml b/test/data/obs_unbinned.xml
index 4adfdbb..fe07707 100644
--- a/test/data/obs_unbinned.xml
+++ b/test/data/obs_unbinned.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <observation_list title="observation list">
   <observation name="" id="00001" instrument="CTA">
-    <parameter name="EventList"           file="data/crab_events.fits" />
+    <parameter name="EventList"           file="crab_events.fits" />
     <parameter name="EffectiveArea"       file="irf/irf_file.fits" />
     <parameter name="PointSpreadFunction" file="irf/irf_file.fits" />
     <parameter name="EnergyDispersion"    file="irf/irf_file.fits" />
diff --git a/test/test_cscaldb.py b/test/test_cscaldb.py
index 83d8a43..f9dbed2 100755
--- a/test/test_cscaldb.py
+++ b/test/test_cscaldb.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cscaldb on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cscaldb = '../cscripts/cscaldb.py'
         else:
             cscaldb = 'cscaldb'
diff --git a/test/test_csfindobs.py b/test/test_csfindobs.py
index c9da2c5..775494c 100755
--- a/test/test_csfindobs.py
+++ b/test/test_csfindobs.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csfindobs on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             csfindobs = '../cscripts/csfindobs.py'
         else:
             csfindobs = 'csfindobs'
diff --git a/test/test_csiactcopy.py b/test/test_csiactcopy.py
index ec80654..c969b84 100755
--- a/test/test_csiactcopy.py
+++ b/test/test_csiactcopy.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csiactcopy on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csiactcopy = "../cscripts/csiactcopy.py"
         else:
             csiactcopy = "csiactcopy"
diff --git a/test/test_csiactdata.py b/test/test_csiactdata.py
index cb10874..14f6d2b 100755
--- a/test/test_csiactdata.py
+++ b/test/test_csiactdata.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csiactdata on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csiactdata = "../cscripts/csiactdata.py"
         else:
             csiactdata = "csiactdata"
diff --git a/test/test_csiactobs.py b/test/test_csiactobs.py
index 06dfd4a..122d659 100755
--- a/test/test_csiactobs.py
+++ b/test/test_csiactobs.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csiactobs on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csiactobs = "../cscripts/csiactobs.py"
         else:
             csiactobs = "csiactobs"
diff --git a/test/test_cslightcrv.py b/test/test_cslightcrv.py
index a8f8e9d..6f64efe 100755
--- a/test/test_cslightcrv.py
+++ b/test/test_cslightcrv.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cslightcrv on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cslightcrv = '../cscripts/cslightcrv.py'
         else:
             cslightcrv = 'cslightcrv'
diff --git a/test/test_csmodelinfo.py b/test/test_csmodelinfo.py
index bb1ec1f..79818a6 100755
--- a/test/test_csmodelinfo.py
+++ b/test/test_csmodelinfo.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csmodelinfo on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csmodelinfo = "../cscripts/csmodelinfo.py"
         else:
             csmodelinfo = "csmodelinfo"
diff --git a/test/test_csmodelmerge.py b/test/test_csmodelmerge.py
index c99b5a6..9d505f5 100755
--- a/test/test_csmodelmerge.py
+++ b/test/test_csmodelmerge.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csmodelmerge on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csmodelmerge = "../cscripts/csmodelmerge.py"
         else:
             csmodelmerge = "csmodelmerge"
diff --git a/test/test_csobs2caldb.py b/test/test_csobs2caldb.py
index 3a807e4..b294c12 100755
--- a/test/test_csobs2caldb.py
+++ b/test/test_csobs2caldb.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csobs2caldb on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csobs2caldb = "../cscripts/csobs2caldb.py"
         else:
             csobs2caldb = "csobs2caldb"
diff --git a/test/test_csobsdef.py b/test/test_csobsdef.py
index 2d6f838..a2250c2 100755
--- a/test/test_csobsdef.py
+++ b/test/test_csobsdef.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csobsdef on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             csobsdef = '../cscripts/csobsdef.py'
         else:
             csobsdef = 'csobsdef'
diff --git a/test/test_csobsinfo.py b/test/test_csobsinfo.py
index 2e151a9..ca3daf7 100755
--- a/test/test_csobsinfo.py
+++ b/test/test_csobsinfo.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csobsinfo on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csobsinfo = "../cscripts/csobsinfo.py"
         else:
             csobsinfo = "csobsinfo"
diff --git a/test/test_cspull.py b/test/test_cspull.py
index d1de25a..8cca24a 100755
--- a/test/test_cspull.py
+++ b/test/test_cspull.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cspull on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             cspull = "../cscripts/cspull.py"
         else:
             cspull = "cspull"
diff --git a/test/test_csresmap.py b/test/test_csresmap.py
index 432e06a..5cec03f 100755
--- a/test/test_csresmap.py
+++ b/test/test_csresmap.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csresmap on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             csresmap = '../cscripts/csresmap.py'
         else:
             csresmap = 'csresmap'
diff --git a/test/test_csroot2caldb.py b/test/test_csroot2caldb.py
index 004aae0..b0d4289 100644
--- a/test/test_csroot2caldb.py
+++ b/test/test_csroot2caldb.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csroot2caldb on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             csroot2caldb = "../cscripts/csroot2caldb.py"
         else:
             csroot2caldb = "csroot2caldb"
diff --git a/test/test_cssens.py b/test/test_cssens.py
index 370a33c..8f4e000 100755
--- a/test/test_cssens.py
+++ b/test/test_cssens.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cssens on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cssens = '../cscripts/cssens.py'
         else:
             cssens = 'cssens'
diff --git a/test/test_csspec.py b/test/test_csspec.py
index cc2a300..83a78fd 100755
--- a/test/test_csspec.py
+++ b/test/test_csspec.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test csspec on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             csspec = '../cscripts/csspec.py'
         else:
             csspec = 'csspec'
diff --git a/test/test_cstsdist.py b/test/test_cstsdist.py
index 9162ba9..10ff345 100755
--- a/test/test_cstsdist.py
+++ b/test/test_cstsdist.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cstsdist on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cstsdist = '../cscripts/cstsdist.py'
         else:
             cstsdist = 'cstsdist'
diff --git a/test/test_cstsmapmerge.py b/test/test_cstsmapmerge.py
index e05752c..8be2a0c 100755
--- a/test/test_cstsmapmerge.py
+++ b/test/test_cstsmapmerge.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cstsmapmerge on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cstsmapmerge = '../cscripts/cstsmapmerge.py'
         else:
             cstsmapmerge = 'cstsmapmerge'
diff --git a/test/test_csworkflow.py b/test/test_csworkflow.py
index 1c78f8c..fda26ab 100755
--- a/test/test_csworkflow.py
+++ b/test/test_csworkflow.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
     def _test_cmd(self):
 
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             csworkflow = '../cscripts/csworkflow.py'
         else:
             csworkflow = 'csworkflow'
diff --git a/test/test_ctbin.py b/test/test_ctbin.py
index eab2c70..22bd625 100755
--- a/test/test_ctbin.py
+++ b/test/test_ctbin.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctbin on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             ctbin = "../src/ctbin/ctbin"
         else:
             ctbin = "ctbin"
diff --git a/test/test_ctbkgcube.py b/test/test_ctbkgcube.py
index 86f8128..5ae5de0 100755
--- a/test/test_ctbkgcube.py
+++ b/test/test_ctbkgcube.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctbkgcube on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctbkgcube = '../src/ctbkgcube/ctbkgcube'
         else:
             ctbkgcube = 'ctbkgcube'
diff --git a/test/test_ctbutterfly.py b/test/test_ctbutterfly.py
index d0ef5ae..6d018c4 100755
--- a/test/test_ctbutterfly.py
+++ b/test/test_ctbutterfly.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctbutterfly on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctbutterfly = '../src/ctbutterfly/ctbutterfly'
         else:
             ctbutterfly = 'ctbutterfly'
diff --git a/test/test_ctcubemask.py b/test/test_ctcubemask.py
index e9a6e7e..6380f5a 100755
--- a/test/test_ctcubemask.py
+++ b/test/test_ctcubemask.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctcubemask on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctcubemask = '../src/ctcubemask/ctcubemask'
         else:
             ctcubemask = 'ctcubemask'
diff --git a/test/test_ctedispcube.py b/test/test_ctedispcube.py
index 8b0dc3c..38d8ce5 100755
--- a/test/test_ctedispcube.py
+++ b/test/test_ctedispcube.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctedispcube on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctedispcube = '../src/ctedispcube/ctedispcube'
         else:
             ctedispcube = 'ctedispcube'
diff --git a/test/test_cterror.py b/test/test_cterror.py
index 7693807..173efaa 100755
--- a/test/test_cterror.py
+++ b/test/test_cterror.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cterror on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cterror = '../src/cterror/cterror'
         else:
             cterror = 'cterror'
diff --git a/test/test_ctexpcube.py b/test/test_ctexpcube.py
index d9c02e1..2d8db47 100755
--- a/test/test_ctexpcube.py
+++ b/test/test_ctexpcube.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctexpcube on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctexpcube = '../src/ctexpcube/ctexpcube'
         else:
             ctexpcube = 'ctexpcube'
diff --git a/test/test_ctlike.py b/test/test_ctlike.py
index df82b05..dfdff89 100755
--- a/test/test_ctlike.py
+++ b/test/test_ctlike.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctlike on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctlike = '../src/ctlike/ctlike'
         else:
             ctlike = 'ctlike'
diff --git a/test/test_ctmapcube.py b/test/test_ctmapcube.py
index 852c0a7..e83dbe9 100644
--- a/test/test_ctmapcube.py
+++ b/test/test_ctmapcube.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctmapcube on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             ctmapcube = "../src/ctmapcube/ctmapcube"
         else:
             ctmapcube = "ctmapcube"
diff --git a/test/test_ctmodel.py b/test/test_ctmodel.py
index 3bacae3..33c6475 100755
--- a/test/test_ctmodel.py
+++ b/test/test_ctmodel.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctmodel on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctmodel = '../src/ctmodel/ctmodel'
         else:
             ctmodel = 'ctmodel'
diff --git a/test/test_ctobssim.py b/test/test_ctobssim.py
index 4413eee..ec65cf6 100755
--- a/test/test_ctobssim.py
+++ b/test/test_ctobssim.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctobssim on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile("README"):
+        if os.path.isfile("README.md"):
             ctobssim = "../src/ctobssim/ctobssim"
         else:
             ctobssim = "ctobssim"
diff --git a/test/test_ctpsfcube.py b/test/test_ctpsfcube.py
index 626f33c..9fb5e79 100755
--- a/test/test_ctpsfcube.py
+++ b/test/test_ctpsfcube.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctpsfcube on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctpsfcube = '../src/ctpsfcube/ctpsfcube'
         else:
             ctpsfcube = 'ctpsfcube'
diff --git a/test/test_ctselect.py b/test/test_ctselect.py
index 1ac97bd..1d2c386 100755
--- a/test/test_ctselect.py
+++ b/test/test_ctselect.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctselect on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctselect = '../src/ctselect/ctselect'
         else:
             ctselect = 'ctselect'
diff --git a/test/test_ctskymap.py b/test/test_ctskymap.py
index 330bf44..fe2bc50 100755
--- a/test/test_ctskymap.py
+++ b/test/test_ctskymap.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctskymap on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctskymap = '../src/ctskymap/ctskymap'
         else:
             ctskymap = 'ctskymap'
diff --git a/test/test_cttsmap.py b/test/test_cttsmap.py
index ef215d7..d068da2 100755
--- a/test/test_cttsmap.py
+++ b/test/test_cttsmap.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test cttsmap on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             cttsmap = '../src/cttsmap/cttsmap'
         else:
             cttsmap = 'cttsmap'
diff --git a/test/test_ctulimit.py b/test/test_ctulimit.py
index 9cd8d31..139d75f 100755
--- a/test/test_ctulimit.py
+++ b/test/test_ctulimit.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
         Test ctulimit on the command line.
         """
         # Kluge to set the command (installed version has no README file)
-        if os.path.isfile('README'):
+        if os.path.isfile('README.md'):
             ctulimit = '../src/ctulimit/ctulimit'
         else:
             ctulimit = 'ctulimit'