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+## How to run a specified set of tests
+
+Sometimes you don't want to run the whole test suite but just one you're
+working on. This can be accomplished with a command like:
+```
+make check TESTS='tests/test-alias@system.wrap tests/test-alias@user.wrap'
+```
+
## More info
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