phpunit --help

phpunit --help

PHPUnit 9.5.26 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.

Usage:
  phpunit [options] UnitTest.php
  phpunit [options] <directory>

Code Coverage Options:
  --coverage-clover <file>    Generate code coverage report in Clover XML format
  --coverage-cobertura <file> Generate code coverage report in Cobertura XML format
  --coverage-crap4j <file>    Generate code coverage report in Crap4J XML format
  --coverage-html <dir>       Generate code coverage report in HTML format
  --coverage-php <file>       Export PHP_CodeCoverage object to file
  --coverage-text=<file>      Generate code coverage report in text format [default: standard output]
  --coverage-xml <dir>        Generate code coverage report in PHPUnit XML format
  --coverage-cache <dir>      Cache static analysis results
  --warm-coverage-cache       Warm static analysis cache
  --coverage-filter <dir>     Include <dir> in code coverage analysis
  --path-coverage             Perform path coverage analysis
  --disable-coverage-ignore   Disable annotations for ignoring code coverage
  --no-coverage               Ignore code coverage configuration

Logging Options:
  --log-junit <file>          Log test execution in JUnit XML format to file
  --log-teamcity <file>       Log test execution in TeamCity format to file
  --testdox-html <file>       Write agile documentation in HTML format to file
  --testdox-text <file>       Write agile documentation in Text format to file
  --testdox-xml <file>        Write agile documentation in XML format to file
  --reverse-list              Print defects in reverse order
  --no-logging                Ignore logging configuration

Test Selection Options:
  --list-suites               List available test suites
  --testsuite <name>          Filter which testsuite to run
  --list-groups               List available test groups
  --group <name>              Only runs tests from the specified group(s)
  --exclude-group <name>      Exclude tests from the specified group(s)
  --covers <name>             Only runs tests annotated with "@covers <name>"
  --uses <name>               Only runs tests annotated with "@uses <name>"
  --list-tests                List available tests
  --list-tests-xml <file>     List available tests in XML format
  --filter <pattern>          Filter which tests to run
  --test-suffix <suffixes>    Only search for test in files with specified suffix(es). Default: Test.php,.phpt

Test Execution Options:
  --dont-report-useless-tests Do not report tests that do not test anything
  --strict-coverage           Be strict about @covers annotation usage
  --strict-global-state       Be strict about changes to global state
  --disallow-test-output      Be strict about output during tests
  --disallow-resource-usage   Be strict about resource usage during small tests
  --enforce-time-limit        Enforce time limit based on test size
  --default-time-limit <sec>  Timeout in seconds for tests without @small, @medium or @large
  --disallow-todo-tests       Disallow @todo-annotated tests

  --process-isolation         Run each test in a separate PHP process
  --globals-backup            Backup and restore $GLOBALS for each test
  --static-backup             Backup and restore static attributes for each test

  --colors <flag>             Use colors in output ("never", "auto" or "always")
  --columns <n>               Number of columns to use for progress output
  --columns max               Use maximum number of columns for progress output
  --stderr                    Write to STDERR instead of STDOUT
  --stop-on-defect            Stop execution upon first not-passed test
  --stop-on-error             Stop execution upon first error
  --stop-on-failure           Stop execution upon first error or failure
  --stop-on-warning           Stop execution upon first warning
  --stop-on-risky             Stop execution upon first risky test
  --stop-on-skipped           Stop execution upon first skipped test
  --stop-on-incomplete        Stop execution upon first incomplete test
  --fail-on-incomplete        Treat incomplete tests as failures
  --fail-on-risky             Treat risky tests as failures
  --fail-on-skipped           Treat skipped tests as failures
  --fail-on-warning           Treat tests with warnings as failures
  -v|--verbose                Output more verbose information
  --debug                     Display debugging information

  --repeat <times>            Runs the test(s) repeatedly
  --teamcity                  Report test execution progress in TeamCity format
  --testdox                   Report test execution progress in TestDox format
  --testdox-group             Only include tests from the specified group(s)
  --testdox-exclude-group     Exclude tests from the specified group(s)
  --no-interaction            Disable TestDox progress animation
  --printer <printer>         TestListener implementation to use

  --order-by <order>          Run tests in order: default|defects|duration|no-depends|random|reverse|size
  --random-order-seed <N>     Use a specific random seed <N> for random order
  --cache-result              Write test results to cache file
  --do-not-cache-result       Do not write test results to cache file

Configuration Options:
  --prepend <file>            A PHP script that is included as early as possible
  --bootstrap <file>          A PHP script that is included before the tests run
  -c|--configuration <file>   Read configuration from XML file
  --no-configuration          Ignore default configuration file (phpunit.xml)
  --extensions <extensions>   A comma separated list of PHPUnit extensions to load
  --no-extensions             Do not load PHPUnit extensions
  --include-path <path(s)>    Prepend PHP's include_path with given path(s)
  -d <key[=value]>            Sets a php.ini value
  --cache-result-file <file>  Specify result cache path and filename
  --generate-configuration    Generate configuration file with suggested settings
  --migrate-configuration     Migrate configuration file to current format

Miscellaneous Options:
  -h|--help                   Prints this usage information
  --version                   Prints the version and exits
  --atleast-version <min>     Checks that version is greater than min and exits
  --check-version             Check whether PHPUnit is the latest version

See also

• PHPUnit, phpunit