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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests.xml index 156dcd205a55..908c0a66a32d 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" version="5.0" - xml:id="sec-running-nixos-tests"> + xml:id="sec-running-nixos-tests-interactively"> <title>Running Tests</title> @@ -38,42 +38,4 @@ $ firefox result/log.html </screen> </para> - -<title>Running Tests interactively</title> - -<para>The test itself can be run interactively. This is -particularly useful when developing or debugging a test: - -<screen> -$ nix-build nixos/tests/login.nix -A driver -$ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver -starting VDE switch for network 1 -> -</screen> - -You can then take any Perl statement, e.g. - -<screen> -> startAll -> testScript -> $machine->succeed("touch /tmp/foo") -</screen> - -The function <command>testScript</command> executes the entire test -script and drops you back into the test driver command line upon its -completion. This allows you to inspect the state of the VMs after the -test (e.g. to debug the test script).</para> - -<para>To just start and experiment with the VMs, run: - -<screen> -$ nix-build nixos/tests/login.nix -A driver -$ ./result/bin/nixos-run-vms -</screen> - -The script <command>nixos-run-vms</command> starts the virtual -machines defined by test. The root file system of the VMs is created -on the fly and kept across VM restarts in -<filename>./</filename><varname>hostname</varname><filename>.qcow2</filename>.</para> - </section> |