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# test

SVRUnit has a separate "**test**" command that you can use to run your tests.\
This is also the default command, so you can also skip that command name.

The command requires that you provide the **XML configuration** file as argument.

```bash
php svrunit.phar test --configuration=./svrunit.xml
```

That's it, your tests should now run.

If you want to get more out of this command, please see this list of available options that you can use.

### Command Options

| Option          | Description                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --configuration | Required argument to specify the XML configuration file.                                                                                                       |
| --group         | Only run test suites that contain your provided group name.                                                                                                    |
| --exclude-group | <p>Exclude one or more groups.<br>--exclude-group=group1,group2</p>                                                                                            |
| --debug         | Show additonal debug output directly when your tests are executed                                                                                              |
| --stop-on-error | <p>If provided, SVRUnit will immediately fail and stop executing tests, once the first test fails. <br>Use this to save some time when running your tests.</p> |
| --report-html   | Generates a [HTML report](/reports/html-report.md)                                                                                                             |
| --report-junit  | Generates a [JUnit report](/reports/junit-report.md)                                                                                                           |


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