How to automate a command line test on Linux?

[srao]

Hi,
I want to automate the tests that I perform using a simple command
line on RedHat Linux.
To create test script do I have to use Perl?
Also can i use an automated test tool like LoadRunner for performing
this kind of test?
Your valuable feedback is appreciated.

srao

 

[Brian Wakem]

Hi,
I want to automate the tests that I perform using a simple command
line on RedHat Linux.
To create test script do I have to use Perl?

No. What tests?

Also can i use an automated test tool like LoadRunner for performing
this kind of test?

You still haven't said what type of tests you are talking about?

 

[srao]

The command line is something like this :
../testlines -c1 -p9092283422
where c1- is a channel number.I can specify many more parametes like -d
to play a wave file etc.
So I actually need to automate all the different cases which I have
come across during testing with different options.

I am running this on linux.Testlines is a bsh script which has
options like -c -p etc which i have used in the cmd line.
So I want some feedback on actually how I can run this kind of test.

 

[A. Sinan Unur]

The command line is something like this :
./testlines -c1 -p9092283422
where c1- is a channel number.I can specify many more parametes like
-d to play a wave file etc.
So I actually need to automate all the different cases which I have
come across during testing with different options.

I am running this on linux.Testlines is a bsh script which has
options like -c -p etc which i have used in the cmd line.
So I want some feedback on actually how I can run this kind of test.

Please quote an appropriate amount of context when you reply.

I have a feeling not too many people here can decipher what you are
asking. This maybe a good time to read the posting guidelines for this
group.

There are a bunch of modules with the word 'Test' in their names. You
might want to see if any of those do anything for you.

http://search.cpan.org/search?query=test&mode=all

Sinan

 

[srao]

Sorry.

Well I understand I have to write test scripts(perl?) for an assignment
which is as follows.

I run some tests like :
test phone number validity,
test if it was a human answer or an answering m/c.
etc

I have a main script[ testlines.bsh] which specifies i use following
parameters for doing following jobs like:
testlines script.bsh
-------------------------

-p9092283422 - i specify phone no here
-c -i specify the channel no
-w -play a wave file.......etc

I give the option on command line mentioning the name of main
script[testlines] which contains all these parameters like this.......

************testlines -c -p9092283422 **************
etc.............This is the command line testing I am doing which
prints out results

So my question is Can i automate the command line test which I am
doing?For example I have 10 versions of a project and I need to test
each version before release,
So can I write a script which can print desired(expected o/p) for the
command line test i/p?



Do i need to write write test scripts for various cases like
incomplete ph number,wrong channel etc... for automating it?
Can I use perl for writing the scripts ?

Hope I am clear now.Thanks for all information and guidance

srao

 

[peterkayatwork]

You might look at `perldoc -f Test::Simple` or `perldoc -f Test::More`
- those may be able to help you.

--Peter
peterkayatwork (at) yahoo.com