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# Bats: Bash Automated Testing System
Bats is a [TAP](http://testanything.org/)-compliant testing framework
Bats is a [TAP](http://testanything.org)-compliant testing framework
for Bash. It provides a simple way to verify that the UNIX programs
you write behave as expected.
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command in the test case exits with a `0` status code (success), the
test passes. In this way, each line is an assertion of truth.
## Running tests
To run your tests, invoke the `bats` interpreter with a path to a test
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2 tests, 0 failures
If Bats is not connected to a terminal—in other words, if you
run it from a continuous integration system or redirect its output to
run it from a continuous integration system, or redirect its output to
a file—the results are displayed in human-readable, machine-parsable
[TAP format](http://testanything.org).
You can force TAP output from a terminal by invoking Bats with the
`--tap` option.
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files. Bats will run each test file individually and aggregate the
results. If any test case fails, `bats` exits with a `1` status code.
## Writing tests
Each Bats test file is evaluated n+1 times, where _n_ is the number of
Each Bats test file is evaluated _n+1_ times, where _n_ is the number of
test cases in the file. The first run counts the number of test cases,
then iterates over the test cases and executes each one in its own
process.
For details about exactly how Bats evaluates test files, see [Bats
Evaluation Process](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats/wiki/Bats-Evaluation-Process)
For more details about how Bats evaluates test files, see
[Bats Evaluation Process](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats/wiki/Bats-Evaluation-Process)
on the wiki.
### The _run_ helper
### `run`: Test other commands
Many Bats tests need to run a command and then make assertions about
its exit status and output. Bats includes a `run` helper that invokes
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}
```
### The _load_ command
### `load`: Share common code
You may want to share common code across multiple test files. Bats
includes a convenient `load` command for sourcing a Bash source file
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can be useful for sharing functions to set up your environment or load
fixtures.
### The _skip_ command
### `skip`: Easily skip tests
Tests can be skipped by using the `skip` command at the point in a
test you wish to skip.
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}
```
### Setup and teardown functions
### `setup` and `teardown`: Pre- and post-test hooks
You can define special `setup` and `teardown` functions which run
You can define special `setup` and `teardown` functions, which run
before and after each test case, respectively. Use these to load
fixtures, set up your environment, and clean up when you're done.
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* `$BATS_TMPDIR` is the location to a directory that may be used to
store temporary files.
## Installing Bats from source
Check out a copy of the Bats repository. Then, either add the Bats
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Note that you may need to run `install.sh` with `sudo` if you do not
have permission to write to the installation prefix.
## Support
The Bats source code repository is [hosted on
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[Syntax Highlighting](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats/wiki/Syntax-Highlighting)
on the wiki.
### Version history
## Version history
*0.3.1* (October 28, 2013)