Re: [PATCH 1/3] test-lib: allow selecting tests by substring/regex with --run

>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 11:26:02PM +0000, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
> > diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
> > index 2adaf7c2d2..23639c5bcf 100644
> > --- a/t/README
> > +++ b/t/README
> > @@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ For an individual test suite --run could be used to specify that
> >  only some tests should be run or that some tests should be
> >  excluded from a run.
> >
> > -The argument for --run is a list of individual test numbers or
> > -ranges with an optional negation prefix that define what tests in
> > -a test suite to include in the run.  A range is two numbers
> > -separated with a dash and matches a range of tests with both ends
> > -been included.  You may omit the first or the second number to
> > -mean "from the first test" or "up to the very last test"
> > -respectively.
> > +The argument for --run, <test-selector>, is a list of description
> > +substrings or regexes or individual test numbers or ranges with an
> > +optional negation prefix that define what tests in a test suite to
> > +include in the run.  A range is two numbers separated with a dash and
> > +matches a range of tests with both ends been included.  You may omit
> > +the first or the second number to mean "from the first test" or "up to
> > +the very last test" respectively.
> >
> >  Optional prefix of '!' means that the test or a range of tests
> >  should be excluded from the run.
>
> This piece of documentation looks to be now out of date; it mentions a
> "test or range of tests", but that only covers a two of the now four
> ways to describe a test.

> The rest of the patch looks great to me; and I, too, am very excited
> about it.
>
> Thanks,
> Taylor