diff --git a/scripts-dev/lint.sh b/scripts-dev/lint.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -eu
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]
+then
+  files=$*
+else
+  files="testsuite/setup.py testsuite/datmantests testsuite/helpers testsuite/yamatests datman-helper-postgres/datman_helper_postgres datman-helper-postgres/setup.py"
+fi
+
+echo "Linting these locations: $files"
+echo " ===== Running isort ===== "
+isort $files
+echo " ===== Running black ===== "
+black $files
+echo " ===== Running flake8 ===== "
+flake8 $files
+#echo " ===== Running mypy ===== "
+#mypy $files