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[PATCH 1/3] test-lib: Document short options in t/README

From
Ilya Bobyr <ilya.bobyr@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 22, 2014, 08:19 UTC
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Most arguments that could be provided to a test have short forms. Unless documented, the only way to learn them is to read the code.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Bobyr <ilya.bobyr@gmail.com>
---
 t/README |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index caeeb9d..6b93aca 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ You can pass --verbose (or -v), --debug (or -d), and --immediate
 (or -i) command line argument to the test, or by setting GIT_TEST_OPTS
 appropriately before running "make".
 
---verbose::
+-v,--verbose::
 	This makes the test more verbose.  Specifically, the
 	command being run and their output if any are also
 	output.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ appropriately before running "make".
 	numbers matching <pattern>.  The number matched against is
 	simply the running count of the test within the file.
 
---debug::
+-d,--debug::
 	This may help the person who is developing a new test.
 	It causes the command defined with test_debug to run.
 	The "trash" directory (used to store all temporary data
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ appropriately before running "make".
 	failed tests so that you can inspect its contents after
 	the test finished.
 
---immediate::
+-i,--immediate::
 	This causes the test to immediately exit upon the first
 	failed test. Cleanup commands requested with
 	test_when_finished are not executed if the test failed,
 	in order to keep the state for inspection by the tester
 	to diagnose the bug.
 
---long-tests::
+-l,--long-tests::
 	This causes additional long-running tests to be run (where
 	available), for more exhaustive testing.
 
-- 
1.7.9
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  1. Better control of the tests run by a test suiteIlya Bobyr, Apr 22, 2014
  2. 1/3 test-lib: Document short options in t/READMEIlya Bobyr, Apr 22, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2014
  4. Ilya BobyrApr 30, 2014
  5. 2/3 test-lib: tests skipped by GIT_SKIP_TESTS say soIlya Bobyr, Apr 22, 2014
  6. 3/3 test-lib: '--run' to run only specific testsIlya Bobyr, Apr 22, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2014
  8. Ilya BobyrApr 30, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2014
  10. Eric SunshineApr 23, 2014
  11. Ilya BobyrApr 30, 2014
  12. Better control of the tests run by a test suiteIlya Bobyr, Apr 30, 2014
  13. 1/3 test-lib: Document short options in t/READMEIlya Bobyr, Apr 30, 2014
  14. 2/3 test-lib: tests skipped by GIT_SKIP_TESTS say soIlya Bobyr, Apr 30, 2014
  15. 3/3 test-lib: '--run' to run only specific testsIlya Bobyr, Apr 30, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2014

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