---
name: "dlv-test"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "delve"
version: "1.24.0-4+b4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dlv-test"
---

# dlv-test(1)

Compile test binary and begin debugging program.

## NAME

dlv-test - Compile test binary and begin debugging program.

## SYNOPSIS

**dlv test \[package\] \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Compiles a test binary with optimizations disabled and begins a new debug session.

The test command allows you to begin a new debug session in the context of your unit tests. By default Delve will debug the tests in the current directory. Alternatively you can specify a package name, and Delve will debug the tests in that package instead. Double-dashes **--** can be used to pass arguments to the test program:

dlv test \[package\] -- -test.run TestSomething -test.v -other-argument

See also: 'go help testflag'.

## OPTIONS

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for test

**--output**=""\
 	Output path for the binary.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--accept-multiclient**\[=false\]\
 	Allows a headless server to accept multiple client connections via JSON-RPC or DAP.

**--allow-non-terminal-interactive**\[=false\]\
 	Allows interactive sessions of Delve that don't have a terminal as stdin, stdout and stderr

**--api-version**=2\
 	Selects JSON-RPC API version when headless. The only valid value is 2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md.

**--backend**="default"\
 	Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend').

**--build-flags**=""\
 	Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"

**--check-go-version**\[=true\]\
 	Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve.

**--disable-aslr**\[=false\]\
 	Disables address space randomization

**--headless**\[=false\]\
 	Run debug server only, in headless mode. Server will accept both JSON-RPC or DAP client connections.

**--init**=""\
 	Init file, executed by the terminal client.

**-l**, **--listen**="127.0.0.1:0"\
 	Debugging server listen address. Prefix with 'unix:' to use a unix domain socket.

**--log**\[=false\]\
 	Enable debugging server logging.

**--log-dest**=""\
 	Writes logs to the specified file or file descriptor (see 'dlv help log').

**--log-output**=""\
 	Comma separated list of components that should produce debug output (see 'dlv help log')

**--only-same-user**\[=true\]\
 	Only connections from the same user that started this instance of Delve are allowed to connect.

**-r**, **--redirect**=\[\]\
 	Specifies redirect rules for target process (see 'dlv help redirect')

**--wd**=""\
 	Working directory for running the program.

## SEE ALSO

**[dlv(1)](/dlv/1.md)**