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ct_run (1)

Name

ct_run - Program used for starting Common Test from the OS command line.

Synopsis

Please see following description for synopsis

Description

ct_run(1)                        User Commands                       ct_run(1)



NAME
       ct_run - Program used for starting Common Test from the
           OS command line.


DESCRIPTION
       The  ct_run program is automatically installed with Erlang/OTP and Com-
       mon 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 ct_run to start the Common Test  appli-
       cation and pass on data to it. Some flags start an Erlang node prepared
       for running Common Test in a particular mode.

       There is an interface function that corresponds to this program, called
       ct:run_test/1,  for  starting  Common Test from the Erlang shell (or an
       Erlang program). Please see the ct man page for details.

       ct_run also accepts Erlang emulator flags. These are used  when  ct_run
       calls  erl  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).

       With the optional flag:

       -erl_args

       it's possible to divide the options on the ct_run command line into two
       groups,  one  that  Common  Test  should   process   (those   preceding
       -erl_args), and one it should completely ignore and pass on directly to
       the emulator (those following -erl_args). Options  preceding  -erl_args
       that  Common Test doesn't recognize, also get passed on to the emulator
       untouched. By means of -erl_args the user may specify  flags  with  the
       same name, but with different destinations, on the ct_run command line.

       If  -pa  or -pz flags are specified in the Common Test group of options
       (preceding -erl_args), relative directories will be converted to  abso-
       lute  and re-inserted into the code path by Common Test (to avoid prob-
       lems loading user modules when Common Test  changes  working  directory
       during  test  runs).  Common Test will however ignore -pa and -pz flags
       following -erl_args on the command line. These directories are added to
       the code path normally (i.e. on specified form)

       Exit  status  is  set before the program ends. Value 0 indicates a suc-
       cessful test result, 1 indicates one or  more  failed  or  auto-skipped
       test cases, and 2 indicates test execution failure.

       If ct_run is called with option:

       -help

       it prints all valid start flags to stdout.

RUN TESTS FROM COMMAND LINE
            ct_run [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
            [[-dir TestDir] -suite Suite1 Suite2 .. SuiteN
             [[-group Groups1 Groups2 .. GroupsN] [-case Case1 Case2 .. CaseN]]]
            [-step [config | keep_inactive]]
            [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
            [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
             ConfigString2 and .. CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
            [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
            [-label Label]
            [-logdir LogDir]
            [-logopts LogOpts]
            [-verbosity GenVLevel | [Category1 VLevel1 and
             Category2 VLevel2 and .. CategoryN VLevelN]]
            [-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
            [-stylesheet CSSFile]
            [-cover CoverCfgFile]
            [-cover_stop Bool]
            [-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN] |
               [-event_handler_init EvHandler1 InitArg1 and
             EvHandler2 InitArg2 and .. EvHandlerN InitArgN]
            [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
            [-no_auto_compile]
            [-abort_if_missing_suites]
            [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
            [-scale_timetraps]
            [-create_priv_dir auto_per_run | auto_per_tc | manual_per_tc]
               [-repeat N] |
               [-duration HHMMSS [-force_stop [skip_rest]]] |
               [-until [YYMoMoDD]HHMMSS [-force_stop [skip_rest]]]
            [-basic_html]
            [-ct_hooks CTHModule1 CTHOpts1 and CTHModule2 CTHOpts2 and ..
             CTHModuleN CTHOptsN]
            [-exit_status ignore_config]


RUN TESTS USING TEST SPECIFICATION
            ct_run -spec TestSpec1 TestSpec2 .. TestSpecN
            [-join_specs]
            [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
            [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
                ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
            [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
            [-label Label]
            [-logdir LogDir]
            [-logopts LogOpts]
            [-verbosity GenVLevel | [Category1 VLevel1 and
             Category2 VLevel2 and .. CategoryN VLevelN]]
            [-allow_user_terms]
            [-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
            [-stylesheet CSSFile]
            [-cover CoverCfgFile]
            [-cover_stop Bool]
            [-event_handler EvHandler1 EvHandler2 .. EvHandlerN] |
               [-event_handler_init EvHandler1 InitArg1 and
             EvHandler2 InitArg2 and .. EvHandlerN InitArgN]
            [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
            [-no_auto_compile]
            [-abort_if_missing_suites]
            [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
            [-scale_timetraps]
            [-create_priv_dir auto_per_run | auto_per_tc | manual_per_tc]
               [-repeat N] |
               [-duration HHMMSS [-force_stop [skip_rest]]] |
               [-until [YYMoMoDD]HHMMSS [-force_stop [skip_rest]]]
            [-basic_html]
            [-ct_hooks CTHModule1 CTHOpts1 and CTHModule2 CTHOpts2 and ..
             CTHModuleN CTHOptsN]
            [-exit_status ignore_config]


RUN TESTS IN WEB BASED GUI
               ct_run -vts [-browser Browser]
               [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
               [[dir TestDir] -suite Suite [[-group Group] [-case Case]]]
            [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
            [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
                ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
            [-logopts LogOpts]
            [-verbosity GenVLevel | [Category1 VLevel1 and
             Category2 VLevel2 and .. CategoryN VLevelN]]
            [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
            [-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
            [-no_auto_compile]
            [-abort_if_missing_suites]
            [-muliply_timetraps Multiplier]
            [-scale_timetraps]
            [-create_priv_dir auto_per_run | auto_per_tc | manual_per_tc]
            [-basic_html]

REFRESH THE HTML INDEX FILES
            ct_run -refresh_logs [-logdir LogDir] [-basic_html]

RUN CT IN INTERACTIVE MODE
            ct_run -shell
            [-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 ... ConfigFileN]
            [-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
                ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
            [-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]

START A COMMON TEST MASTER NODE
            ct_run -ctmaster


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | runtime/erlang   |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Uncommitted      |
       +---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
       Please  read  the Running Test Suites chapter in the Common Test User's
       Guide for information about the meaning of the different start flags.


NOTES
       This    software    was    built    from    source     available     at
       https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland.    The  original  community
       source     was     downloaded     from      http://www.erlang.org/down-
       load/otp_src_17.5.tar.gz

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at http://www.erlang.org/.



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