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1perf-test(1)
2============
3
4NAME
5----
6perf-test - Runs sanity tests.
7
8SYNOPSIS
9--------
10[verse]
11'perf test [<options>] [{list <test-name-fragment>|[<test-name-fragments>|<test-numbers>]}]'
12
13DESCRIPTION
14-----------
15This command does assorted sanity tests, initially through linked routines but
16also will look for a directory with more tests in the form of scripts.
17
18To get a list of available tests use 'perf test list', specifying a test name
19fragment will show all tests that have it.
20
21To run just specific tests, inform test name fragments or the numbers obtained
22from 'perf test list'.
23
24OPTIONS
25-------
26-s::
27--skip::
28	Tests to skip (comma separated numeric list).
29
30-v::
31--verbose::
32	Be more verbose.
33
34-F::
35--dont-fork::
36	Do not fork child for each test, run all tests within single process.
37