# testscript: A Go package for writing shell-like tests

DevFeed: [testscript: A Go package for writing shell-like tests](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/testscript-a-hidden-gem-the-go-team-kept-locked-away-go-get-it-002-17849.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://encore.dev/blog/testscript-hidden-testing-gem>)

Author: André Eriksson

Published: 2022-05-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Encore Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/encore-updates.md>)

Topics: [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [bash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [script](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/script.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [unix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unix.md>)

## AI overview

This article spotlights testscript, a Go package for writing tests with simple shell-like scripts. It explains how the package can define file contents and assert command outcomes such as successful builds, errors, and stdout output.

## Source excerpt

An internal package sees the light of day