Five Playwright CLI features you should know
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The video explains advanced Playwright test running commands and options to improve test efficiency. It demonstrates running all tests with
npx playwright test
and selectively running tests by specifying file paths or only changed files using Git awareness. It highlights usage of the--last-failed
flag to rerun only failed tests from the last run, aiding in quicker debugging. The video also introduces repeating tests multiple times to identify flaky tests and the--forbid-only
flag to prevent accidental commits oftest.only
in CI pipelines. Finally, it covers running Playwright tests in UI mode with the--headed
and--workers=1
flags for better debugging. The content aims to help Playwright users optimize their testing workflows and avoid common pitfalls.