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@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ appropriately before running "make".
-x::
Turn on shell tracing (i.e., `set -x`) during the tests
- themselves. Implies `--verbose`. Note that this can cause
- failures in some tests which redirect and test the
- output of shell functions. Use with caution.
+ themselves. Implies `--verbose`. Note that in non-bash shells,
+ this can cause failures in some tests which redirect and test
+ the output of shell functions. Use with caution.
-d::
--debug::
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ appropriately before running "make".
As the names depend on the tests' file names, it is safe to
run the tests with this option in parallel.
+--verbose-log::
+ Write verbose output to the same logfile as `--tee`, but do
+ _not_ write it to stdout. Unlike `--tee --verbose`, this option
+ is safe to use when stdout is being consumed by a TAP parser
+ like `prove`. Implies `--tee` and `--verbose`.
+
--with-dashes::
By default tests are run without dashed forms of
commands (like git-commit) in the PATH (it only uses
@@ -265,7 +271,7 @@ right, so this:
$ sh ./t9200-git-cvsexport-commit.sh --run='1-4 !3'
will run tests 1, 2, and 4. Items that comes later have higher
-precendence. It means that this:
+precedence. It means that this:
$ sh ./t9200-git-cvsexport-commit.sh --run='!3 1-4'
@@ -563,6 +569,11 @@ library for your script to use.
argument. This is primarily meant for use during the
development of a new test script.
+ - debug <git-command>
+
+ Run a git command inside a debugger. This is primarily meant for
+ use when debugging a failing test script.
+
- test_done
Your test script must have test_done at the end. Its purpose