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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE comref SYSTEM "comref.dtd">
+
+<comref>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2007</year><year>2010</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+
+ Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>The ct_run 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>ct_run.xml</file>
+ </header>
+ <com>ct_run</com>
+ <comsummary>Program used for starting Common Test from the
+ OS command line.
+ </comsummary>
+
+ <description>
+ <p>The <c>ct_run</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>ct_run</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>There is an interface function that corresponds to this program,
+ called <c>ct:run_test/1</c>, for starting Common Test from the Erlang
+ shell (or an Erlang program). Please see the <c>ct</c> man page for
+ details.</p>
+
+ <p><c>ct_run</c> also accepts Erlang emulator flags. These are used
+ when <c>ct_run</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>With the optional flag:</p>
+ <pre>-erl_args</pre>
+ <p>it's possible to divide the options on the <c>ct_run</c> command line into
+ two groups, one that Common Test should process (those preceding <c>-erl_args</c>),
+ and one it should completely ignore and pass on directly to the emulator
+ (those following <c>-erl_args</c>). Options preceding <c>-erl_args</c> that Common Test
+ doesn't recognize, also get passed on to the emulator untouched.
+ By means of <c>-erl_args</c> the user may specify flags with the same name, but
+ with different destinations, on the <c>ct_run</c> command line.</p>
+ <p>If <c>-pa</c> or <c>-pz</c> flags are specified in the Common Test group of options
+ (preceding <c>-erl_args</c>), relative directories will be converted to
+ absolute and re-inserted into the code path by Common Test (to avoid
+ problems loading user modules when Common Test changes working directory
+ during test runs). Common Test will however ignore <c>-pa</c> and <c>-pz</c> flags
+ following <c>-erl_args</c> on the command line. These directories are added
+ to the code path normally (i.e. on specified form)</p>
+
+ <p>If <c>ct_run</c> is called with option:</p>
+ <pre>-help</pre>
+ <p>it prints all valid start flags to stdout.</p>
+ </description>
+
+ <marker id="ct_run"></marker>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Run tests from command line</title>
+ <pre>
+ ct_run [-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]
+ [-label Label]
+ [-logdir LogDir]
+ [-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
+ [-stylesheet CSSFile]
+ [-cover CoverCfgFile]
+ [-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN] |
+ [-event_handler_init EvHandler1 InitArg1 and
+ EvHandler2 InitArg2 and .. EvHandlerN InitArgN]
+ [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
+ [-no_auto_compile]
+ [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
+ [-scale_timetraps]
+ [-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>
+ ct_run -spec TestSpec1 TestSpec2 .. TestSpecN
+ [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
+ [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
+ ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
+ [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
+ [-label Label]
+ [-logdir LogDir]
+ [-allow_user_terms]
+ [-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
+ [-stylesheet CSSFile]
+ [-cover CoverCfgFile]
+ [-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN] |
+ [-event_handler_init EvHandler1 InitArg1 and
+ EvHandler2 InitArg2 and .. EvHandlerN InitArgN]
+ [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
+ [-no_auto_compile]
+ [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
+ [-scale_timetraps]
+ [-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>
+ ct_run -vts [-browser Browser]
+ [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
+ [-suite Suite [[-group Group] [-case Case]]]
+ [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
+ [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
+ ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
+ [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
+ [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
+ [-no_auto_compile]
+ [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
+ [-scale_timetraps]
+ [-basic_html]</pre>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Refresh the HTML index files</title>
+ <pre>
+ ct_run -refresh_logs [-logdir LogDir] [-basic_html]</pre>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Run CT in interactive mode</title>
+ <pre>
+ ct_run -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 a Common Test Master node</title>
+ <pre>
+ ct_run -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>
+
+</comref>