diff --git a/imag-store/tests/002-retrieve_test.sh b/imag-store/tests/002-retrieve_test.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/utils.sh
+
+std_header() {
+    cat <<EOS
+---
+[imag]
+links = []
+version = "0.1.0"
+---
+EOS
+}
+
+retrieve() {
+    silent imag-store retrieve $*
+}
+
+test_retrieve_nothing() {
+    local id="test-retrieve_nothing~0.1.0"
+
+    imag-store create -p /${id} || { err "create failed"; return 1; }
+
+    out "Going to test the retrieve functionality now"
+    local zero_out="$(retrieve --id /${id})"
+    out "Retrieving for zero_out finished"
+
+    if [[ ! -z "$zero_out" ]]; then
+        err "Expected zero output, got '$zero_out'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+test_retrieve_content() {
+    local id="test-retrieve_simple~0.1.0"
+
+    imag-store create -p /${id} || { err "create failed"; return 1; }
+
+    out "Going to test the retrieve functionality now"
+
+    local content_out="$(retrieve --id /${id} --content)"
+    out "Retrieving for content_out finished"
+
+    if [[ ! -z "$content_out" ]]; then
+        err "Expected content output == zero output, got '$content_out'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+test_retrieve_header() {
+    local id="test-retrieve_simple~0.1.0"
+
+    imag-store create -p /${id} || { err "create failed"; return 1; }
+
+    out "Going to test the retrieve functionality now"
+    local header_out="$(retrieve --id /${id} --header)"
+    out "Retrieving for header_out finished"
+
+    if [[ ! "$header_out" != "$(std_header)" ]]; then
+        err "Expected header as output, got '$header_out'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+test_retrieve_raw() {
+    local id="test-retrieve_simple~0.1.0"
+
+    imag-store create -p /${id} || { err "create failed"; return 1; }
+
+    out "Going to test the retrieve functionality now"
+    local both_out="$(retrieve --id /${id} --raw)"
+    out "Retrieving for both_out finished"
+
+    if [[ "$both_out" != "$(std_header)" ]]; then
+        err "Expected "$(std_header)" as output, got '$both_out'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+invoke_tests                            \
+    test_retrieve_nothing               \
+    test_retrieve_content               \
+    test_retrieve_header                \
+    test_retrieve_raw