How to Make a Test Script

(Latest Revision: 02/05/98)

ILLUSTRATION OF HOW TO MAKE A SCRIPT OF A TEST SUITE

The example interaction below shows (in boldface) everything I typed at the computer in order to make a script of the kind required when you turn in your programming assignments. Of course, everything the computer typed appears here too.

john@omicron:~/C++ script p1.scr Script started, file is p1.scr Thu Feb 5 23:06:09 PST 1998 john@omicron:~/C++ ls p* p1.cpp p1.scr p2.cpp p3.cpp john@omicron:~/C++ a.out Here is the message. Would you like to see a pattern? Answer y or n: n john@omicron:~/C++ a.out Here is the message. Would you like to see a pattern? Answer y or n: y Now here is the diamond pattern of stars. Would you like to see a pattern? Answer y or n: y Now here is the diamond pattern of stars. Would you like to see a pattern? Answer y or n: y Now here is the diamond pattern of stars. Would you like to see a pattern? Answer y or n: n john@omicron:~/C++ exit john@omicron:~/C++ Script done, file is p1.scr john@omicron:~/C++ cat p1.scr |col -b >temp john@omicron:~/C++ mv temp p1.scr