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cmdtest


Information about the package, cmdtest, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The cmdtest package is designed for, Black-box testing for Unix command line tools.


Package Name:

cmdtest

Summary:

Black-box testing for Unix command line tools

Description:

cmdtest black box tests Unix command line tools. Roughly, it is given a command line and input files, and the expected output, and it verifies that the command line produces the expected output. If not, it reports a problem, and shows the differences.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

0.12

Release:

1.el6

Size:

42 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv3+



Handy Yum Commands for cmdtest


Control the cmdtest package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install cmdtest

This command will install cmdtest on the server.

yum remove cmdtest

This command will un-install cmdtest on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cmdtest, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove cmdtest

This command will un-install cmdtest on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cmdtest when using the -y flag.

yum update cmdtest

This command will update cmdtest to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cmdtest, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update cmdtest

This command will update cmdtest to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cmdtest when using the -y flag.

yum info cmdtest

This command will show you core information about the cmdtest package.

yum deplist cmdtest

This command will show you the dependencies for cmdtest. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update cmdtest

This command will check if there is an update waiting on cmdtest. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.