---
name: Run your tests with the Bun test runner
---
Bun has a built-in [test runner](/docs/cli/test) with a Jest-like `expect` API.
---
To use it, run the `bun test` command from your project directory. The test runner will recursively search for all files in the directory that match the following patterns and execute the tests they contain.
```txt
*.test.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}
*_test.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}
*.spec.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}
*_spec.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}
```
---
Here's what the output of a typical test run looks like. In this case, there are three tests files (`test.test.js`, `test2.test.js`, and `test3.test.js`) containing two tests each (`add` and `multiply`).
```sh
$ bun test
bun test v1.x (9c68abdb)
test.test.js:
✓ add [0.87ms]
✓ multiply [0.02ms]
test2.test.js:
✓ add [0.72ms]
✓ multiply [0.01ms]
test3.test.js:
✓ add [0.54ms]
✓ multiply [0.01ms]
6 pass
0 fail
6 expect() calls
Ran 6 tests across 3 files. [9.00ms]
```
---
To only run certain test files, pass a positional argument to `bun test`. The runner will only execute files that contain that argument in their path.
```sh
$ bun test test3
bun test v1.x (9c68abdb)
test3.test.js:
✓ add [1.40ms]
✓ multiply [0.03ms]
2 pass
0 fail
2 expect() calls
Ran 2 tests across 1 files. [15.00ms]
```
---
All tests have a name, defined using the first parameter to the `test` function. Tests can also be grouped into suites with `describe`.
```ts
import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
describe("math", () => {
test("add", () => {
expect(2 + 2).toEqual(4);
});
test("multiply", () => {
expect(2 * 2).toEqual(4);
});
});
```
---
To filter which tests are executed by name, use the `-t`/`--test-name-pattern` flag.
Adding `-t add` will only run tests with "add" in the name. This works with test names defined with `test` or test suite names defined with `describe`.
```sh
$ bun test -t add
bun test v1.x (9c68abdb)
test.test.js:
✓ add [1.79ms]
» multiply
test2.test.js:
✓ add [2.30ms]
» multiply
test3.test.js:
✓ add [0.32ms]
» multiply
3 pass
3 skip
0 fail
3 expect() calls
Ran 6 tests across 3 files. [59.00ms]
```
---
See [Docs > Test Runner](/docs/cli/test) for complete documentation on the test runner.
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