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    <title>The run_test program</title>
    <prepared>Peter Andersson</prepared>
    <responsible>Peter Andersson</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved></approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2010-04-01</date>
    <rev>PA2</rev>
    <file>run_test.xml</file>
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  <com>run_test</com>
  <comsummary>Program used for starting Common Test from the
    OS command line.
  </comsummary>

  <description>
  <p>The <c>run_test</c> program is automatically installed with Erlang/OTP
    and Common Test (please see the Installation chapter in the Common
    Test User's Guide for more information). The program accepts a number
    of different start flags. Some flags trigger <c>run_test</c>
    to start the Common Test application and pass on data to it. Some
    flags start an Erlang node prepared for running Common Test in a
    particular mode.</p>

  <p><c>run_test</c> also accepts Erlang emulator flags. These are used
    when <c>run_test</c> calls <c>erl</c> to start the Erlang node
    (making it possible to e.g. add directories to the code server path,
    change the cookie on the node, start additional applications, etc).</p>

  <p>If <c>run_test</c> is called without parameters, it prints all valid
    start flags to stdout.</p>
  </description>

  <section>
    <title>Run tests from command line</title>
    <pre>
	run_test [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
	[-suite Suite1 Suite2 .. SuiteN
	 [[-group Group1 Group2 .. GroupN] [-case Case1 Case2 .. CaseN]]]
	[-step [config | keep_inactive]]
	[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
	[-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
         ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
	[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
	[-logdir LogDir]
	[-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
	[-stylesheet CSSFile]
	[-cover CoverCfgFile]
	[-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN]
	[-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
	[-no_auto_compile]
        [-repeat N [-force_stop]] |
        [-duration HHMMSS [-force_stop]] |
        [-until [YYMoMoDD]HHMMSS [-force_stop]]
	[-basic_html]</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Run tests using test specification</title>
    <pre>
	run_test -spec TestSpec1 TestSpec2 .. TestSpecN
	[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
	[-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
         ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
	[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
	[-logdir LogDir]
	[-allow_user_terms]
	[-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
	[-stylesheet CSSFile]
	[-cover CoverCfgFile]
	[-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN]
	[-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
	[-no_auto_compile]
        [-repeat N [-force_stop]] |
        [-duration HHMMSS [-force_stop]] |
        [-until [YYMoMoDD]HHMMSS [-force_stop]]
	[-basic_html]</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Run tests in web based GUI</title>
    <pre>
        run_test -vts [-browser Browser]
	[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
	[-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
         ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
	[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
        [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
        [-suite Suite [[-group Group] [-case Case]]]
	[-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
	[-no_auto_compile]
	[-basic_html]</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Refresh the HTML index files</title>
    <pre>
	run_test -refresh_logs [-logdir LogDir] [-basic_html]</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Run CT in interactive mode</title>
    <pre>
	run_test -shell
	[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 ... ConfigFileN]
	[-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
         ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
	[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Start an Erlang node with a given name</title>
    <pre>
	run_test -ctname NodeName</pre>
  </section>
  <section>
    <title>Start a Common Test Master node</title>
    <pre>
	run_test -ctmaster</pre>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>See also</title>
    <p>Please read the <seealso marker="run_test_chapter">Running Test Suites</seealso>
      chapter in the Common Test User's Guide for information about the meaning of the
      different start flags.</p>
  </section>

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