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@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ Options
which one should be tested. Example configurations are "Debug" and
"Release".
+``--progress``
+ Enable short progress output from tests.
+
+ When the output of ``ctest`` is being sent directly to a terminal, the
+ progress through the set of tests is reported by updating the same line
+ rather than printing start and end messages for each test on new lines.
+ This can significantly reduce the verbosity of the test output.
+ Test completion messages are still output on their own line for failed
+ tests and the final test summary will also still be logged.
+
+ This option can also be enabled by setting the environment variable
+ :envvar:`CTEST_PROGRESS_OUTPUT`.
+
``-V,--verbose``
Enable verbose output from tests.
@@ -55,8 +68,8 @@ Options
``--output-on-failure``
Output anything outputted by the test program if the test should fail.
- This option can also be enabled by setting the environment variable
- ``CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE``.
+ This option can also be enabled by setting the
+ :envvar:`CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE` environment variable
``-F``
Enable failover.
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ Options
This option tells CTest to run the tests in parallel using given
number of jobs. This option can also be set by setting the
- environment variable ``CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL``.
+ :envvar:`CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL` environment variable.
This option can be used with the :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` test property.
@@ -867,7 +880,7 @@ Configuration settings include:
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DEFAULT_CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE``,
- initialized by the ``CMAKE_CONFIG_TYPE`` environment variable
+ initialized by the :envvar:`CMAKE_CONFIG_TYPE` environment variable
``LabelsForSubprojects``
Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as