notcurses-tester(1)

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version 3.0.17 · 7 versions
, in alpine 3.24, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 notcurses-tester — the manual page, but make it group chat

okay bestie, so this is notcurses-tester(1) from the notcurses manual. it's a whole unit-test driver and it's lowkey iconic. let's get into it. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

notcurses-tester — Notcurses unit testing

yeah. that's the whole name section. she's short, she's sweet, she runs the tests. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

notcurses-tester [-p datadir] [-lN]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. two flags, maximum chaos. 💖

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so <pink>notcurses-tester</pink> drives the several hundred unit tests that ship with Notcurses. several hundred. she's booked and busy fr fr. 😭

here's the tea though: she requires several data files that get installed right alongside Notcurses. if those files are chillin' somewhere irregular (weird location energy), you gotta supply -p and point her at them. no data files, no tests, no cap. 🫶

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

  • -p path — look in the specified path for data files. use this when your data files aren't where she expects them to be. girl needs her files, periodt.
  • -lN — enable diagnostics/logging at level N. and listen, <hotpink>N must be between -1and7</hotpink>. yes, -1. iconic range, honestly. anything outside that is not it. 💀

💜 NOTES 💜

bestie. bestie listen. valid TERM and LANG environment variables are necessary for notcurses-tester's correct operation. like, not optional, not a suggestion, not a soft launch. if those aren't set right she is simply not gonna work. consider this your vibe check. ✅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • notcurses(3) — go read her too, she's the main character. 📖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

nick black <nickblack@linux.com> — wrote the whole thing, absolute legend, we stan. 💖

and that's the page, bestie!! this was v3.0.17 of the notcurses-tester manual — go run those several hundred tests and slay. mwah. 💅✨🎀

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