# Re: running a specific describe block **URL:** \ **Category:** RSpec\ **Created:** [March 12, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-running-a-specific-describe-block/131714 "2008-03-12T18:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloc)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-running-a-specific-describe-block/131714/1 "2008-03-12T18:23:47Z")
This doesn’t work for me on 1.1.3 I have something like this: describe Support do describe “attached image” do it “should validate presence of attachment” do # test stuff … end ``` it "should validate that attachment is an image" do # test stuff ... end it "should cleanly save attachment" do # test stuff ... end end ``` end Here’s what I’m doing and the results # It doesn’t test when I use the text from the describe block jays-imac:ov2 jay$ ruby spec/models/support\_spec.rb -e “attached image” Finished in 0.015778 seconds 0 examples, 0 failures # it works fine with the test from an example jays-imac:ov2 jay$ ruby spec/models/support\_spec.rb -e “should validate presence of attachment” . Finished in 0.379727 seconds 1 example, 0 failures ----- Original Message ---- From: James D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: rspec-users [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:26:13 PM Subject: Re: [rspec-users] running a specific describe block the -e option should run a describe block if the string passed matches a describe block On Feb 29, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Jay D. wrote: > * * * > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping](http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping) > > * * * > > rspec-users mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users) James D. [http://devillecompanies.org](http://devillecompanies.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid rspec r3172 rspec\_on\_rails r3172 rails r8331 * * * rspec-users mailing list removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users) ``` ____________________________________________________________________________________ ``` Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. [http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs](http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs) ---
**Author:** ![bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloc)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-running-a-specific-describe-block/131714/2 "2008-03-12T18:42:48Z")
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jay D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > # test stuff ... > > ``` > > # It doesn’t test when I use the text from the describe block > > jays-imac:ov2 jay$ ruby spec/models/support\_spec.rb -e “attached image” > Finished in 0.015778 seconds > 0 examples, 0 failures > > # it works fine with the test from an example > > jays-imac:ov2 jay$ ruby spec/models/support\_spec.rb -e “should validate presence of attachment” > . > Finished in 0.379727 seconds > 1 example, 0 failures Seems like a nested-example-group bug. Would you kindly submit this as a report to [http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com](http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com)? Cheers, David ---
**Author:** ![bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloc)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-running-a-specific-describe-block/131714/3 "2008-03-12T22:16:47Z")
Does “Support attached image” or “support attached image” work? JD