docs: correct test command guidance

Document list and run commands separately, keep test runner usage through the flake wrapper, and avoid stale legacy full-suite commands.
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Austin Horstman
2026-06-21 22:43:01 -05:00
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@@ -192,16 +192,22 @@ $ nix run .#tests -- alacritty
# Run a specific test
$ nix run .#tests -- test-alacritty-empty-settings
# Run integration tests
# List integration tests
$ nix run .#tests -- -t -l
# Run all integration tests
$ nix run .#tests -- -t integration-test-
# Interactive test selection (requires fzf)
$ python3 tests/tests.py -i
$ nix run .#tests -- -i
# Pass additional nix build flags
$ nix run .#tests -- alacritty -- --verbose
```
Integration tests are only exposed on Linux. On other platforms, integration
test discovery may report no matching tests.
## Manual test commands {#sec-tests-manual}
For advanced usage or CI environments, you can also run tests manually using nix build commands.
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ $ nix-build --pure --option allow-import-from-derivation false tests -A build.al
in the project root. List all test cases through
``` shell
$ nix-build --pure tests --option allow-import-from-derivation false -A list
$ nix run .#tests -- -l
```
and run an individual test, for example `alacritty-empty-settings`,
@@ -230,13 +236,13 @@ and may cause failures. To run against the Nixpkgs from the `flake.lock` file,
use instead e.g.
``` shell
$ nix build --option allow-import-from-derivation false .#test-all
$ nix build .#test-all
```
or
``` shell
$ nix build --option allow-import-from-derivation false .#test-alacritty-empty-settings
$ nix build .#test-alacritty-empty-settings
```
Some tests may be marked with `enableLegacyIfd`, those may be run by run with e.g.