---
name: "sadt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devscripts"
version: "2.25.15+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sadt"
---

# sadt(1)

simple DEP-8 test runner

## NAME

sadt - simple DEP-8 test runner

## SYNOPSIS

**sadt** \[*options*\] \[*test-name*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sadt** is a simple implementation of DEP-8 (“automatic as-installed package testing”) test runner.

It is your responsibility to satisfy tests' dependencies.  **sadt** won't attempt to install any missing packages.  If a test's dependencies cannot be satisfied by packages that are currently installed, the test will be skipped.

**sadt** won't build the package even if a test declares the **build-needed** restriction.  Instead, such a test will be skipped.  However, you can build the package manually, and then tell **sadt** to assume that the package is already built using the **-b**/**--built-source-tree**.

**sadt** doesn't implement any virtualisation arrangements, therefore it skips tests that declare the **breaks-testbed** restriction.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Make the output more verbose.

- **-b**, **--built-source-tree**

  Assume that the source tree is already built. This is equivalent to **--ignore-restriction=build-needed**.

- **--run-autodep8**, **--no-run-autodep8**

  Control whether to run [**autodep8**(1)](/autodep8/1.md) to determine the tests to run. By default, autodep8 will be run.

- **--ignore-restriction**=*restriction*

  Don't skip tests that declare the *restriction*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show a help message and exit.

## CONFORMING TO

README.package-tests shipped by autopkgtest 2.7.2

## SEE ALSO

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