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authorKarel Zak2012-08-03 21:33:32 +0200
committerKarel Zak2012-08-03 21:33:32 +0200
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docs: update tests docs
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
# cd tests
# ./run.sh [--verbose] [--memcheck]
+ note that as root you have to manually remove output and diff directories
+
+ # rm -rf output diff
+
+ or run 'make clean' as root.
+
+
Run subset of tests:
$ ./run.sh <test_directory-name>
@@ -30,5 +37,8 @@
*** WARNING for root users ***
- The tests touch your /etc/fstab. Please, be careful and use
- these tests only for development and never on production system.
+ The tests touch your /etc/fstab, initialize loop devices or scsi_debug devices
+ if executed with root permissions.
+
+ Please, be careful and use these tests only for development and never on
+ production system.