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qpid-python-test

qpid-python-test(1)						   User Commands					       qpid-python-test(1)

NAME

       qpid-python-test - run tests of the python QPID library for a broker

SYNOPSIS

       qpid-python-test [options] PATTERN ...

DESCRIPTION

       Run tests matching the specified PATTERNs.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      show this help message and exit

       -l, --list
	      list tests instead of executing them

       -b BROKER, --broker=BROKER
	      run tests against BROKER (default localhost)

       -f FILE, --log-file=FILE
	      log output to FILE

       -v LEVEL, --log-level=LEVEL
	      only display log messages of LEVEL or higher severity: DEBUG, WARN, ERROR (default WARN)

       -c CATEGORY, --log-category=CATEGORY
	      log only categories matching CATEGORY pattern

       -m MODULES, --module=MODULES
	      add module to test search path

       -i IGNORE, --ignore=IGNORE
	      ignore tests matching IGNORE pattern

       -I IFILE, --ignore-file=IFILE
	      ignore tests matching patterns in IFILE

       -H, --halt-on-error
	      halt if an error is encountered

       -t, --time
	      report timing information on test run

       -D DEFINE, --define=DEFINE
	      define test parameters

SEE ALSO

       For more information on qpid-python-test please check the QPID wiki at http://qpid.apache.org.

Apache QPID							   October 2011 					       qpid-python-test(1)