clitest

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# clitest \u2013 Command Line Tester\n\nclitest is a [portable][1] POSIX shell script that performs automatic\ntesting in Unix command lines.\n\nIt\u0027s the same concept as in Python\u0027s [doctest][2] module: you document\nboth the commands and their expected output, using the familiar\ninteractive prompt format, and a specialized tool tests them.\n\nIn fact, the doctest [official][3] description can also be used for\nclitest:\n\n* The **doctest** module searches for pieces of text that look like\n  interactive **Python sessions**, and then executes those **sessions**\n  to verify that they work exactly as shown.\n\n* The **clitest** command searches for pieces of text that look like\n  interactive **Unix command lines**, and then executes those\n  **command lines** to verify that they work exactly as shown.\n\n\n## Download \u0026 install\n\nThe full program is just [a single shell script file][4].\n\nSave it, make it executable and move it to a `$PATH` directory:\n\n```bash\ncurl -sOL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aureliojargas/clitest/master/clitest\nchmod +x clitest\nsudo mv clitest /usr/bin\n```\n\nNow check if everything is fine:\n\n```\nclitest --help\n```\n\n\n## Docker image\n\nYou can also run clitest in a Docker container ([more info in Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/aureliojargas/clitest)).\n\n```\ndocker run --rm -t aureliojargas/clitest --help\n```\n\n\n## Quick Intro\n\nSave the commands and their expected output in a text file:\n\n\u2666 [examples/intro.txt][5]\n\n```\n$ echo \"Hello World\"\nHello World\n$ cd /tmp\n$ pwd\n/tmp\n$ cd \"$OLDPWD\"\n$\n```\n\nUse clitest to run these commands and check their output:\n\n```console\n$ clitest examples/intro.txt\n#1\techo \"Hello World\"\n#2\tcd /tmp\n#3\tpwd\n#4\tcd \"$OLDPWD\"\nOK: 4 of 4 tests passed\n$\n```\n\n\n## CLI Syntax\n\nThere\u0027s no syntax to learn.\n\nThe test files are identical to the good old command line interface\n(CLI) you\u0027re so familiar:\n\n\u2666 [examples/cut.txt][6]\n\n```\n$ echo \"one:two:three:four:five:six\" | cut -d : -f 1\none\n$ echo \"one:two:three:four:five:six\" | cut -d : -f 4\nfour\n$ echo \"one",
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