Testing Go CLIs with testscript

220 · Redowan Delowar · May 18, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
Summary
This post discusses how the author's experience with cmd/go's script tests inspired the use of testscript for testing command-line interface (CLI) applications in Go. It explains how testscript can effectively handle various testing scenarios, including argument handling, standard output, standard error, exit codes, and temporary files.