`[run] command_line` is the command line to use for 'coverage run'. #695

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/coverage/cmdline.py b/coverage/cmdline.py
index e6ea6e23..b45547ba 100644
--- a/coverage/cmdline.py
+++ b/coverage/cmdline.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import glob
 import optparse
 import os.path
+import shlex
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import traceback
@@ -602,6 +603,13 @@ class CoverageScript(object):
         """Implementation of 'coverage run'."""
 
         if not args:
+            command_line = self.coverage.get_option("run:command_line")
+            if command_line is not None:
+                args = shlex.split(command_line)
+                if args and args[0] == "-m":
+                    options.module = True
+                    args = args[1:]
+        if not args:
             self.help_fn("Nothing to do.")
             return ERR
 
diff --git a/coverage/config.py b/coverage/config.py
index 2a281875..f61d6951 100644
--- a/coverage/config.py
+++ b/coverage/config.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class CoverageConfig(object):
 
         # Defaults for [run]
         self.branch = False
+        self.command_line = None
         self.concurrency = None
         self.context = None
         self.cover_pylib = False
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ class CoverageConfig(object):
 
         # [run]
         ('branch', 'run:branch', 'boolean'),
+        ('command_line', 'run:command_line'),
         ('concurrency', 'run:concurrency', 'list'),
         ('context', 'run:context'),
         ('cover_pylib', 'run:cover_pylib', 'boolean'),