SYNOPSIS

spec (FILE(:LINE)?|DIRECTORY|GLOB)+ [options]

DESCRIPTION

`spec' executes the examples in the specified files and generates a report.

-p, --pattern [PATTERN]

Limit files loaded to those matching this pattern. Defaults to '**/*_spec.rb' Separate multiple patterns with commas. Applies only to directories named on the command line (files named explicitly on the command line will be loaded regardless).

-D, --diff [FORMAT]

Show diff of objects that are expected to be equal when they are not

Builtin formats: unified|u|context|c

You can also specify a custom differ class (in which case you should also specify --require)

-c, --colour, --color

Show coloured (red/green) output

-e, --example [NAME|FILE_NAME]

Execute example(s) with matching name(s). If the argument is the path to an existing file (typically generated by a previous run using --format failing_examples:file.txt), then the examples on each line of that file will be executed. If the file is empty, all examples will be run (as if --example was not specified).

If the argument is not an existing file, then it is treated as an example name directly, causing RSpec to run just the example matching that name

-s, --specification [NAME]

DEPRECATED - use -e instead (This will be removed when autotest works with -e)

-l, --line LINE_NUMBER

Execute example group or example at given line. (does not work for dynamically generated examples)

-f, --format FORMAT[:WHERE]

Specifies what format to use for output. Specify WHERE to tell the formatter where to write the output. All built-in formats expect WHERE to be a file name, and will write to $stdout if it's not specified. The --format option may be specified several times if you want several outputs

Builtin formats:

silent|l

No output

progress|p

Text-based progress bar

profile|o

Text-based progress bar with profiling of 10 slowest examples

specdoc|s

Code example doc strings

nested|n

Code example doc strings with nested groups indented

html|h

A nice HTML report

failing_examples|e

Write all failing examples - input for --example

failing_example_groups|g

Write all failing example groups - input for --example

FORMAT can also be the name of a custom formatter class (in which case you should also specify --require to load it)

-r, --require FILE

Require FILE before running specs Useful for loading custom formatters or other extensions. If this option is used it must come before the others

-b, --backtrace

Output full backtrace

-L, --loadby STRATEGY

Specify the strategy by which spec files should be loaded. STRATEGY can currently only be 'mtime' (File modification time) By default, spec files are loaded in alphabetical order if --loadby is not specified.

-R, --reverse

Run examples in reverse order

-t, --timeout FLOAT

Interrupt and fail each example that doesn't complete in the specified time

-H, --heckle CODE

If all examples pass, this will mutate the classes and methods identified by CODE little by little and run all the examples again for each mutation. The intent is that for each mutation, at least one example *should* fail, and RSpec will tell you if this is not the case. CODE should be either Some::Module, Some::Class or Some::Fabulous#method}

-d, --dry-run

Invokes formatters without executing the examples.

-O, --options PATH

Read options from a file

-G, --generate-options PATH

Generate an options file for --options

-U, --runner RUNNER

Use a custom Runner.

-u, --debugger

Enable ruby-debugging.

-X, --drb

Run examples via DRb. (For example against script/spec_server)

--port PORT

Port for DRb server. (Ignored without --drb)

-v, --version

Show version

--autospec

-h, --help

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