Issue
I've written a fuzzy test that fails unreliably. I've added some debug code, but now I want to run the test until it fails so I can gather the debug output.
I've setup the test so I can run it using:
./runtest
My current solution is to write an untilfail script:
#!/bin/bash
$@
while [ $? -eq 0 ]; do
$@
done
Then use it:
untilfail ./runtest
Is there a simpler solution?
Solution
while takes a command to execute, so you can use the simpler
while ./runtest; do :; done
This will stop the loop when ./runtest returns a nonzero exit code (which is usually indicative of failure).
To further simplify your current solution though, you should just change your untilfail script to look like this:
#!/bin/bash
while "$@"; do :; done
And then you can call it with whatever command you're already using:
untilfail ./runTest --and val1,val2 -o option1 "argument two"
Answered By - nneonneo Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (WPSolving Admin)