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# Running Tests interactively {#sec-running-nixos-tests-interactively}
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The test itself can be run interactively. This is particularly useful
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when developing or debugging a test:
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```ShellSession
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$ nix-build . -A nixosTests.login.driverInteractive
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$ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver
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[...]
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>>>
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```
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You can then take any Python statement, e.g.
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```py
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>>> start_all()
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>>> test_script()
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>>> machine.succeed("touch /tmp/foo")
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>>> print(machine.succeed("pwd")) # Show stdout of command
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```
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The function `test_script` executes the entire test script and drops you
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back into the test driver command line upon its completion. This allows
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you to inspect the state of the VMs after the test (e.g. to debug the
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test script).
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You can re-use the VM states coming from a previous run by setting the
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`--keep-vm-state` flag.
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```ShellSession
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$ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver --keep-vm-state
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```
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The machine state is stored in the `$TMPDIR/vm-state-machinename`
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directory.
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