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KYUA-LIST(1)		     General Commands Manual		    KYUA-LIST(1)

NAME
     kyua list -- Lists test cases and their metadata

SYNOPSIS
     kyua list [--build-root path] [--kyuafile file] [--verbose] test_case1 [..
	  test_caseN]

DESCRIPTION
     The  kyua list command scans all the test programs and test cases in a test
     suite (as defined by a kyuafile(5)) and prints a list of all  their  names,
     optionally accompanied by any metadata properties they have.

     The  optional arguments to kyua list are used to select which test programs
     or test cases to run.  These are filters and are described below  in  "Test
     filters".

     This  command  must be run within a test suite or a test suite must be pro-
     vided with the --kyuafile flag.

     The following subcommand options are recognized:

     --build-root path
	 Specifies the build root in which to find the test programs  referenced
	 by  the  Kyuafile,  if  different  from  the Kyuafile's directory.  See
	 "Build directories" below for more information.

     --kyuafile path, -k path
	 Specifies the Kyuafile to process.  Defaults to a Kyuafile file in  the
	 current directory.

     --verbose, -v
	 Prints metadata properties for every test case.

   Build directories
     Build  directories  (or object directories, target directories, product di-
     rectories, etc.) is the concept that allows a developer to keep the  source
     tree  clean  from	build  products by asking the build system to place such
     build products under a separate subtree.

     Most build systems today support build directories.  For example,	the  GNU
     Automake/Autoconf	build  system  exposes such concept when invoked as fol-
     lows:

	   $ cd my-project-1.0
	   $ mkdir build
	   $ cd build
	   $ ../configure
	   $ make

     Under such invocation, all the  results  of  the  build  are  left  in  the
     my-project-1.0/build/   subdirectory  while  maintaining  the  contents  of
     my-project-1.0/ intact.

     Because build directories are an integral part of most build  systems,  and
     because  they are a tool that developers use frequently, kyua list supports
     build directories too.  This manifests in the form of kyua list being  able
     to  run  tests  from  build directories while reading the (often immutable)
     test suite definition from the source tree.

     One important property of build directories is that they follow (or need to
     follow) the exact same layout as the source tree.	 For  example,	consider
     the following directory listings:

	   src/Kyuafile
	   src/bin/ls/
	   src/bin/ls/Kyuafile
	   src/bin/ls/ls.c
	   src/bin/ls/ls_test.c
	   src/sbin/su/
	   src/sbin/su/Kyuafile
	   src/sbin/su/su.c
	   src/sbin/su/su_test.c

	   obj/bin/ls/
	   obj/bin/ls/ls*
	   obj/bin/ls/ls_test*
	   obj/sbin/su/
	   obj/sbin/su/su*
	   obj/sbin/su/su_test*

     Note  how	the directory layout within src/ matches that of obj/.	The src/
     directory contains only source files and the definition of the  test  suite
     (the Kyuafiles), while the obj/ directory contains only the binaries gener-
     ated during a build.

     All commands that deal with the workspace support the --build-root path op-
     tion.   When this option is provided, the directory specified by the option
     is considered to be the root of the build directory.  For example,  consid-
     ering  our  previous  fake tree layout, we could invoke kyua list as any of
     the following:

	   $ kyua list --kyuafile=src/Kyuafile --build-root=obj
	   $ cd src && kyua list --build-root=../obj

   Test filters
     A test filter is a string that is used to match test cases or test programs
     in a test suite.  Filters have the following form:

	   test_program_name[:test_case_name]

     Where `test_program_name' is the name of a test program or  a  subdirectory
     in the test suite, and `test_case_name' is the name of a test case.

EXIT STATUS
     The  kyua	list  command returns 0 on success or 1 if any of the given test
     case filters does not match any test case.

     Additional exit codes may be returned as described in kyua(1).

SEE ALSO
     kyua(1), kyuafile(5)

FreeBSD 15.1			October 13, 2014		    KYUA-LIST(1)

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