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NAME

6       fmf - Flexible Metadata Format
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DESCRIPTION

9       The fmf Python module and command line tool implement a flexible format
10       for defining metadata in plain text files which can be stored close  to
11       the  source  code and structured in a hierarchical way with support for
12       inheritance.
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14       Although the proposal initially originated from user  stories  centered
15       around  test  execution,  the format is general and thus can be used in
16       broader scenarios, e.g. test coverage mapping.
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18       Using this approach it's also possible to combine both  test  execution
19       metadata  and test coverage information. Thanks to elasticity and hier‐
20       archy it provides ability to organize data into well-sized  text  docu‐
21       ments while preventing duplication.
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SYNOPSIS

24       Command line usage is straightforward:
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26          fmf command [options]
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28       There are following commands available:
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30          fmf ls      List identifiers of available objects
31          fmf show    Show metadata of available objects
32          fmf init    Initialize a new metadata tree
33          fmf clean   Remove cache directory and its content
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EXAMPLES

36       List names of all objects stored in the metadata tree:
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38          fmf ls
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40       Show all test metadata (with 'test' attribute defined):
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42          fmf show --key test
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44       Show metadata for all tree nodes (not only leaves):
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46          fmf show --key test --whole
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48       List all attributes for the /recursion tests:
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50          fmf show --key test --name /recursion
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52       Show all covered requirements:
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54          fmf show --key requirement --key coverage
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56       Search  for  all tests with the Tier1 tag defined and show a brief sum‐
57       mary of what was found:
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59          fmf show --key test --filter tags:Tier1 --verbose
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61       Use arbitrary Python expressions to access deeper  objects  and  create
62       more complex conditions:
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64          fmf show --condition "execute['how'] == 'shell'"
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66       Initialize a new metadata tree in the current directory:
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70       Check  help  message of individual commands for the full list of avail‐
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OPTIONS

74       Here is the list of the most frequently used options.
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76   Select
77       Limit which metadata should be listed.
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79       --key=KEYS
80              Key content definition (required attributes)
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82       --name=NAMES
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85       --filter=FLTRS
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88       --condition=EXPR
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91       --whole
92              Consider the whole tree (leaves only by default)
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94       For filtering regular expressions  can  be  used  as  well.  See  pydoc
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97   Format
98       Choose the best format for showing the metadata.
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100       --format=FMT
101              Custom output format using the {} expansion
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103       --value=VALUES
104              Values for the custom formatting string
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106       See online documentation for details about custom format.
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108   Utils
109       Various utility options.
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111       --path PATHS
112              Path to the metadata tree (default: current directory)
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114       --verbose
115              Print additional information standard error output
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117       --debug
118              Turn on debugging output, do not catch exceptions
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120       Check  help  message of individual commands for the full list of avail‐
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INSTALL

124       The fmf package is available in Fedora and EPEL:
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126          dnf install fmf
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128       Install the latest version from the Copr repository:
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130          dnf copr enable @teemtee/fmf
131          dnf install fmf
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133       or use PIP:
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135          pip install fmf
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137       See documentation for more details about installation options.
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VARIABLES

140       Here is the list of environment variables understood by fmf:
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142       FMF_CACHE_DIRECTORY
143              Directory used to cache git clone calls for fmf identifiers.
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146       Git: https://github.com/teemtee/fmf
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148       Docs: http://fmf.readthedocs.io/
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150       Issues: https://github.com/teemtee/fmf/issues
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152       Releases: https://github.com/teemtee/fmf/releases
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154       Copr: http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/g/teemtee/fmf
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156       PIP: https://pypi.org/project/fmf/
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AUTHORS

159       Petr Šplíchal, Miro Hrončok, Jakub Krysl,  Jan  Ščotka,  Alois  Mahdal,
160       Cleber  Rosa,  Miroslav Vadkerti, Lukáš Zachar, František Nečas, Evgeny
161       Fedin, Pablo Martin, Zhaojuan Guo, Laura  Barcziová,  Petr  Matyáš  and
162       Filip Vágner.
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165       Copyright (c) 2018-2021 Red Hat, Inc.
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167       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
168       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
169       Free  Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
170       option) any later version.
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