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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md index 8471e7608af9..bf80099f1a27 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md @@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ The following methods are available on machine objects: `execute` : Execute a shell command, returning a list `(status, stdout)`. + Takes an optional parameter `check_return` that defaults to `True`. + Setting this parameter to `False` will not check for the return code + and return -1 instead. This can be used for commands that shut down + the VM and would therefore break the pipe that would be used for + retrieving the return code. `succeed` |