diff --git a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.csv.txt b/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.csv.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 27c7f31..0000000
--- a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.csv.txt
+++ /dev/null
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-"workflows","dir","github/workflows","1190","2023-03-08 20:58:18","2023-03-02 10:15:30","","2","","",""
-"pypi-release.yml","file","github/workflows/pypi-release.yml","691","2023-03-08 20:58:18","2022-10-19 21:00:37","57699a7a6a03e20e864f220e19f8e197","","","",""
-"testing.yml","file","github/workflows/testing.yml","595","2023-03-08 20:58:18","2023-03-02 10:15:30","f4f4bc5acb9deae488b55f0c9c507120","","","",""
-"FUNDING.yml","file","github/FUNDING.yml","17","2023-03-08 20:58:18","2022-10-19 21:00:37","0c6407a84d412c514007313fb3bca4de","","","",""
diff --git a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.json b/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 339358b..0000000
--- a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.json
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-        },
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-              "md5": "57699a7a6a03e20e864f220e19f8e197",
-              "name": "pypi-release.yml",
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-              "size": 691,
-              "type": "file"
-            },
-            {
-              "maccess": 1677748530.6920426,
-              "md5": "f4f4bc5acb9deae488b55f0c9c507120",
-              "name": "testing.yml",
-              "relpath": "workflows/testing.yml",
-              "size": 595,
-              "type": "file"
-            }
-          ],
-          "maccess": 1677748530.691944,
-          "md5": null,
-          "name": "workflows",
-          "relpath": "/workflows",
-          "size": 1190,
-          "type": "dir"
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-      ],
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-      "name": "meta",
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-  "type": "top"
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diff --git a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.native.txt b/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.native.txt
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index 40f187e..0000000
--- a/tests-ng/assets/github.catalog.native.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-top
-└── storage: github
-  nbfiles:2 | totsize:2380 | free:9.5% | du:221764022272/245107195904 | date:2023-03-08 20:58:18
-    ├── workflows [nbfiles:2, totsize:1190]
-    │   ├── pypi-release.yml [size:691, md5:57699a7a6a03e20e864f220e19f8e197]
-    │   └── testing.yml [size:595, md5:f4f4bc5acb9deae488b55f0c9c507120]
-    └── FUNDING.yml [size:17, md5:0c6407a84d412c514007313fb3bca4de]
diff --git a/tests-ng/compare.sh b/tests-ng/compare.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b92d87..0000000
--- a/tests-ng/compare.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
-# Copyright (c) 2023, deadc0de6
-
-# exit on first error
-set -e
-
-# get current path
-rl="readlink -f"
-if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  rl="realpath"
-
-  if ! hash ${rl}; then
-    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
-
-# pivot
-prev="${cur}/.."
-cd "${prev}"
-
-# coverage
-#export PYTHONPATH=".:${PYTHONPATH}"
-bin="python3 -m catcli.catcli"
-if hash coverage 2>/dev/null; then
-  bin="coverage run -p --source=catcli -m catcli.catcli"
-  #bin="coverage run -p --source=${prev}/catcli -m catcli.catcli"
-fi
-
-echo "current dir: $(pwd)"
-echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
-echo "bin: ${bin}"
-${bin} --version
-
-# get the helpers
-# shellcheck source=tests-ng/helper
-source "${cur}"/helper
-echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)==> RUNNING $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") <==$(tput sgr0)"
-
-##########################################################
-# the test
-##########################################################
-
-# create temp dirs
-tmpd=$(mktemp -d)
-clear_on_exit "${tmpd}"
-
-catalog="${tmpd}/catalog"
-
-# index
-${bin} -B index -c --catalog="${catalog}" github .github
-cat "${catalog}"
-
-# make sure we still get the same output in native format
-native="${tmpd}/native.txt"
-${bin} -B ls -r -s --format=native --catalog="${catalog}" > "${native}"
-diff -I '^.*| totsize.*$' "${cur}/assets/github.catalog.native.txt" "${native}"
-
-# make sure we still get the same output in csv
-csv="${tmpd}/csv.txt"
-${bin} -B ls -r -s --format=csv --catalog="${catalog}" > "${csv}"
-diff -I '^.*| totsize.*$' "${cur}/assets/github.catalog.csv.txt" "${csv}"
-
-# the end
-echo "test \"$(basename "$0")\" success"
-cd "${cur}"
-exit 0