diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/python/3.7.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/python/3.7.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef4093b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/python/3.7.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extensions("a/1.1, b/2.1, CC/3.1")
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/snake/3.9.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/snake/3.9.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97cf83f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/gcc/9/snake/3.9.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extensions("d/1.1")
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/intel/19/python/3.7.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/intel/19/python/3.7.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f4330725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Compiler/intel/19/python/3.7.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extensions("CC/3.1","DDD/4.1")
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/TACC.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/TACC.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/gcc/9.4.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/gcc/9.4.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d26ef865c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/gcc/9.4.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local mroot = os.getenv("MODULEPATH_ROOT")
+family("compiler")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH",pathJoin(mroot,"Compiler/gcc/9"))
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/intel/19.1.lua b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/intel/19.1.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76193aefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/mf/Core/intel/19.1.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local mroot = os.getenv("MODULEPATH_ROOT")
+family("compiler")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH",pathJoin(mroot,"Compiler/intel/19"))
diff --git a/rt/terse_avail/terse_avail.tdesc b/rt/terse_avail/terse_avail.tdesc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15ff3ec21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rt/terse_avail/terse_avail.tdesc
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+-- -*- lua -*-
+testdescript = {
+   owner   = "rtm",
+   product = "modules",
+   description = [[
+	 Test initial module load
+   ]],
+   keywords = {"avail" },
+
+   active = 1,
+   testName = "avail",
+   job_submit_method = "INTERACTIVE",
+
+   runScript = [[
+
+     . $(projectDir)/rt/common_funcs.sh
+     unsetMT
+     initStdEnvVars
+     export LMOD_TERM_WIDTH=3000
+     MODULEPATH_ROOT=$(testDir)/mf;  export MODULEPATH_ROOT
+     MODULEPATH=$(testDir)/mf/Core//
+     export MODULEPATH
+     unset TERM
+
+     rm -fr _stderr.*  _stdout.* out.* err.* .lmod.d .lmodrc.lua .cache .config
+     cp $(testDir)/.lmodrc.lua .lmodrc.lua
+
+
+     runLmod --version                # 1
+     runLmod load intel               # 2
+     runLmod avail                    # 3
+     runLmod --terse avail            # 4
+     runLmod --terse_show_extensions avail #5    
+ 
+     HOME=$ORIG_HOME
+
+     cat _stdout.[0-9][0-9][0-9] > _stdout.orig
+     joinBase64Results -bash  _stdout.orig _stdout.new
+     cleanUp _stdout.new out.txt
+
+     cat _stderr.[0-9][0-9][0-9] > _stderr.orig
+     cleanUp _stderr.orig err.txt
+
+     rm -f results.csv
+     wrapperDiff --csv results.csv $(testDir)/out.txt out.txt
+     wrapperDiff --csv results.csv $(testDir)/err.txt err.txt
+     testFinish -r $(resultFn) -t $(runtimeFn) results.csv
+   ]],
+
+
+   blessScript = [[
+         # perform what is needed
+   ]],
+
+   tests = {
+      { id='t1'},
+   },
+
+}