diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 000000000..79f775399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
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+language: bash
+install:
+  - ./ci/install.sh
+script:
+  - ./ci/build.sh
+notifications:
+  email: false
+sudo: required
diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
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+++ b/ci/build.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ "${DEBUG:-}" ]] && set -x
+
+declare -i failed
+failed=0
+
+success() {
+  printf "\r\033[2K  [ \033[00;32mOK\033[0m ] Checking %s...\n" "$1"
+}
+
+fail() {
+	printf "\r\033[2K  [\033[0;31mFAIL\033[0m] Checking %s...\n" "$1"
+	failed=1
+}
+
+check() {
+  local script="$1"
+  shellcheck "$script" || fail "$script"
+  success "$script"
+}
+
+find_prunes() {
+  local prunes="! -path './.git/*'"
+  if [ -f .gitmodules ]; then
+    while read module; do
+      prunes="$prunes ! -path './$module/*'"
+    done < <(grep path .gitmodules | awk '{print $3}')
+  fi
+  echo "$prunes"
+}
+
+find_cmd() {
+  echo "find . -type f -and \( -perm +111 -or -name '*.sh' \) $(find_prunes)"
+}
+
+check_all_executables() {
+  echo "Checking executables and .sh files..."
+  eval "$(find_cmd)" | while read script; do
+    head=$(head -n1 "$script")
+    check "$script"
+  done
+  exit $failed
+}
+
+check_all_executables
diff --git a/ci/install.sh b/ci/install.sh
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index 000000000..c66b56c59
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+++ b/ci/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eo pipefail
+
+main() {
+  local filename="shellcheck_0.3.7-1_amd64.deb"
+  wget "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/shellcheck/$filename"
+  sudo dpkg -i "$filename"
+}
+
+main