NAME

       prove6 - Run tests through a TAP harness.

USAGE

              prove6 [options] [files or directories]

       Boolean options:

              -v,  --verbose      Print all test lines.
              -l,  --lib          Add 'lib' to the path for your tests (-Ilib).
                   --shuffle      Run the tests in random order.
                   --ignore-exit  Ignore exit status from test scripts.
                   --reverse      Run the tests in reverse order.
              -q,  --quiet        Suppress some test output while running tests.
              -Q,  --QUIET        Only print summary results.
                   --timer        Print elapsed time after each test.
                   --trap         Trap Ctrl-C and print summary on interrupt.
                   --help         Display this help
                   --version      Display the version

       Options that take arguments:

              -I,  --incdir       Library paths to include.
              -e,  --exec         Interpreter to run the tests ('' for compiled
                                  tests.)
                   --ext          Set the extensions for tests (default <t rakutest t6>)
                   --harness      Define test harness to use.  See TAP::Harness.
                   --reporter     Result reporter to use. See REPORTERS.
              -j,  --jobs         Run N test jobs in parallel (try 9.)
                   --err=stderr   Direct the test's $*ERR to the harness' $*ERR.
                   --err=merge    Merge test scripts' $*ERR with their $*OUT.
                   --err=ignore   Ignore test script' $*ERR.

NOTES

Default Test Directory

       If no files or directories are supplied, prove6 looks for all files matching the pattern t/*.t.

Colored Test Output

       Colored test output is the default, but if output is not to a terminal, color is disabled.

       Color  support  requires  Terminal::ANSIColor  on  Unix-like  platforms.  If  the necessary module is not
       installed colored output will not be available.

Exit Code

       If the tests fail prove6 will exit with non-zero status.

-e

       Normally you can just pass a list of Perl 6 tests and the harness will know how to execute them. However,
       if your tests are not written in Perl 6 or if you want all tests invoked exactly the same way, use the -e
       switch:

              prove6 -e='/usr/bin/ruby -w' t/
              prove6 -e='/usr/bin/perl -Tw -mstrict -Ilib' t/
              prove6 -e='/path/to/my/customer/exec'

--err

              • --err=stderrDirect the test's $*ERR to the harness' $*ERR.This is the default behavior.

              • --err=mergeIf you need to make sure your diagnostics are displayed in the correct order relative
                to test results you can use the --err=merge option to merge the test scripts' $*ERR  into  their
                $*OUT.This  guarantees  that  $*OUT  (where  the  test  results  appear)  and  $*ERR  (where the
                diagnostics appear) will stay in sync. The harness will display any diagnostics your tests  emit
                on  $*ERR.Caveat: this is a bit of a kludge. In particular note that if anything that appears on
                $*ERR looks like a test result the test harness will get confused. Use this option only  if  you
                understand the consequences and can live with the risk.PS: Currently not supported.

              • --err=ignoreIgnore the test script' $*ERR

--trap

       The  --trap  option  will  attempt to trap SIGINT (Ctrl-C) during a test run and display the test summary
       even if the run is interrupted

$*REPO

       prove6 introduces a separation between "options passed to the perl which runs prove" and "options  passed
       to  the  perl  which  runs  tests";  this distinction is by design. Thus the perl which is running a test
       starts with the default $*REPO. Additional library directories can be added via the PERL6LIB  environment
       variable, via -Ifoo in PERL6OPT or via the -Ilib option to prove6.

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