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+.\" Copyright 2012 The Kyua Authors.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+.\" met:
+.\"
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+.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+.\" OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+A
+.Em test filter
+is a string that is used to match test cases or test programs in a test suite.
+Filters have the following form:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+test_program_name[:test_case_name]
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Where
+.Sq test_program_name
+is the name of a test program or a subdirectory in the test suite, and
+.Sq test_case_name
+is the name of a test case.