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.TH "BATS" "1" "November 2013" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBbats\fR \- Bash Automated Testing System
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
bats [\-c] [\-p | \-t] \fItest\fR [\fItest\fR \.\.\.]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Bats is a TAP\-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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.P
Bats is most useful when testing software written in Bash, but you can use it to test any UNIX program\.
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.SH "FILES"
To run your tests, invoke the \fBbats\fR interpreter with a path to a test file\. The file\'s test cases are run sequentially and in isolation\. If all the test cases pass, \fBbats\fR exits with a \fB0\fR status code\. If there are any failures, \fBbats\fR exits with a \fB1\fR status code\.
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.P
You can invoke the \fBbats\fR interpreter with multiple test file arguments, or with a path to a directory containing multiple \fB\.bats\fR files\. Bats will run each test file individually and aggregate the results\. If any test case fails, \fBbats\fR exits with a \fB1\fR status code\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-count\fR
Count the number of test cases without running any tests
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.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display this help message
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.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pretty\fR
Show results in pretty format (default for terminals)
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\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tap\fR
Show results in TAP format
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Display the version number
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
When you run Bats from a terminal, you\'ll see output as each test is performed, with a check\-mark next to the test\'s name if it passes or an "X" if it fails\.
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ bats addition\.bats
 ✓ addition using bc
 ✓ addition using dc

2 tests, 0 failures
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
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 a file—the results are displayed in human\-readable, machine\-parsable TAP format \fIhttp://testanything\.org/wiki/index\.php/TAP_specification#THE_TAP_FORMAT\fR\. You can force TAP output from a terminal by invoking Bats with the \fB\-\-tap\fR option\.
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ bats \-\-tap addition\.bats
1\.\.2
ok 1 addition using bc
ok 2 addition using dc
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
(c) 2013 Sam Stephenson\.
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Bats is released under an MIT\-style license
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
bats(7)