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bdep-test(1)		     General Commands Manual		    bdep-test(1)

NAME
     bdep-test - test project in build configurations

SYNOPSIS
     bdep test [options] [pkg-spec] [cfg-spec] [cfg-var...]

     cfg-spec = (@cfg-name | --config|-c cfg-dir)... | --all|-a
     pkg-spec = (pkg | (--directory|-d pkg-dir))... | prj-spec
     prj-spec = --directory|-d prj-dir

DESCRIPTION
     The test command tests the project packages in one or more build configura-
     tions.  Additionally, immediate or all dependencies of the project packages
     can be tested by specifying the --immediate|-i or	--recursive|-r	options,
     respectively.

     Underneath  test  executes the bpkg-pkg-test(1) command which itself is not
     much more than the build system test operation (see b(1) for details). As a
     result, the main utility of this command is the ability to refer  to  build
     configurations  by names and to project packages implicitly via the current
     working directory as well as to test dependencies.

     If no project or package directory is specified, then the	current  working
     directory	is  assumed.  If no configuration is specified, then the default
     configurations are assumed. See  bdep-projects-configs(1)	for  details  on
     specifying  projects  and configurations. Optional cfg-var... are the addi-
     tional configuration variables to pass to the build system.

TEST OPTIONS
     --immediate|-i
	    Also test immediate dependencies.

     --recursive|-r
	    Also test all dependencies, recursively.

     --all|-a
	    Use all build configurations.

     --config|-c dir
	    Specify the build configuration as a directory.

     --directory|-d dir
	    Assume project/package is in the specified directory rather than  in
	    the current working directory.

     --config-name|-n name
	    Specify the build configuration as a name.

     --config-id num
	    Specify the build configuration as an id.

COMMON OPTIONS
     The  common  options  are summarized below with a more detailed description
     available in bdep-common-options(1).

     -v     Print essential underlying commands being executed.

     -V     Print all underlying commands being executed.

     --quiet|-q
	    Run quietly, only printing error messages.

     --verbose level
	    Set the diagnostics verbosity to level between 0 and 6.

     --stdout-format format
	    Representation format to use for printing to stdout.

     --jobs|-j num
	    Number of jobs to perform in parallel.

     --progress
	    Display progress indicators for  long-lasting  operations,	such  as
	    network transfers, building, etc.

     --no-progress
	    Suppress  progress	indicators  for long-lasting operations, such as
	    network transfers, building, etc.

     --diag-color
	    Use color in diagnostics.

     --no-diag-color
	    Don't use color in diagnostics.

     --bpkg path
	    The package manager program to be used for build configuration  man-
	    agement.

     --bpkg-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the package manager program.

     --build path
	    The build program to be used to build packages.

     --build-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the build program.

     --curl path
	    The curl program to be used for network operations.

     --curl-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the curl program.

     --offline
	    Do not attempt to download resources (packages, repository metadata,
	    etc),  instead  taking  them from the local fetch cache if available
	    and failing otherwise.

     --no-fetch-cache
	    Disable local caching of download  resources  (packages,  repository
	    metadata, etc).

     --fetch-cache mode
	    Comma-separated list of local fetch cache modes.

     --fetch-cache-session id
	    The local fetch cache session.

     --sqlite-synchronous mode
	    Filesystem synchronization mode for the project SQLite database.

     --pager path
	    The pager program to be used to show long text.

     --pager-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the pager program.

     --options-file file
	    Read additional options from file.

     --default-options dir
	    The directory to load additional default options files from.

     --no-default-options
	    Don't load default options files.

DEFAULT OPTIONS FILES
     See  bdep-default-options-files(1)  for  an overview of the default options
     files. For the test command the search start directory is the  project  di-
     rectory.  The  following  options	files are searched for in each directory
     and, if found, loaded in the order listed:

     bdep.options
     bdep-test.options

     The following test command options cannot be specified in the  default  op-
     tions files:

     --directory|-d

BUGS
     Send bug reports to the users@build2.org mailing list.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) 2014-2026 the build2 authors.

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
     the terms of the MIT License.

bdep 0.18.0			   April 2026			    bdep-test(1)
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