Feature: --format option Use the --format option to tell RSpec how to format the output. RSpec ships with several formatters built in. By default, it uses the progress formatter, which generates output like this: ....F.....*..... A '.' represents a passing example, 'F' is failing, and '*' is pending. Use the documentation formatter to see the documentation strings passed to `describe`, `it`, and their aliases: $ rspec spec --format documentation You can also specify an output target ($stdout by default) with an --out option immediately following the --format option: $ rspec spec --format documentation --out rspec.txt Run `rspec --help` to see a listing of available formatters. Background: Given a file named "example_spec.rb" with: """ruby describe "something" do it "does something that passes" do 5.should eq(5) end it "does something that fails" do 5.should eq(4) end it "does something that is pending", :pending => true do 5.should be > 3 end end """ Scenario: progress bar format (default) When I run `rspec --format progress example_spec.rb` Then the output should contain ".F*" Scenario: documentation format When I run `rspec example_spec.rb --format documentation` Then the output should contain: """ something does something that passes does something that fails (FAILED - 1) does something that is pending (PENDING: No reason given) """ Scenario: documentation format saved to a file When I run `rspec example_spec.rb --format documentation --out rspec.txt` Then the file "rspec.txt" should contain: """ something does something that passes does something that fails (FAILED - 1) does something that is pending (PENDING: No reason given) """ Scenario: multiple formats and output targets When I run `rspec example_spec.rb --format progress --format documentation --out rspec.txt` Then the output should contain ".F*" And the file "rspec.txt" should contain: """ something does something that passes does something that fails (FAILED - 1) does something that is pending (PENDING: No reason given) """