Glossary

Here you can find some common terms used throughout the tmt project.

Machines

guest

The machine where the tests are being run.

runner

The machine that is running the tmt command.

Directories

plan workdir

Directory used for storing temporary files related to particular plan, e.g. /var/tmp/tmt/run-123/plans/core.

run workdir

Working directory created for each run used for storing various temporary files needed during the test discovery and execution, e.g. /var/tmp/tmt/run-123/.

test tree

Directory tests containing test code prepared by the discover step, e.g. /var/tmp/tmt/run-123/plans/core/discover/default-0/tests. See Test Tree for details.

user tree

The fmf tree from which the tmt command was executed, e.g. /home/user/git/project. See User Tree for details.

work tree

Copy of the user tree stored under plan-workdir/tree. Path to this directory is available in the TMT_TREE environment variable, e.g. /var/tmp/tmt/run-123/plans/core/tree. See Work Tree for details.