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btrfs-progs: tests: update README 

Wording, runtime dependencies.

Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ category, eg. `fsck-tests-results.txt`.
## Selective testing
The test are prefixed by a number for ordering and uniqueness. To run a
The tests are prefixed by a number for ordering and uniqueness. To run a
particular test use:
```shell
@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ will run the first test in fsck-tests subdirectory.
* anything that does not fit to the above, the test driver script will only
execute `./test.sh` in the test directory
*tests/common:*
*tests/common.convert:*
*tests/common, tests/common.convert:*
* script with shell helpers, separated by functionality
@ -146,6 +145,13 @@ the loop devices as they are managed on a per-test basis.
There's a script `test-console.sh` that will run shell commands in a loop and
logs the output with the testing environment set up.
### Runtime dependencies
The tests use some common system utilities like `find`, `rm`, `dd`. Additionally,
specific tests need the following packages installed: `acl`, `attr`,
`e2fsprogs`, `reiserfsprogs`
## New test
1. Pick the category for the new test or fallback to `misc-tests` if not sure. For
@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ begining of `test.sh`. You don't need to add the file to git yet.
4. Write the test commands, comment anything that's not obvious.
5. Test your test. Use the `TEST` variable to jump right to your test:
5. **Test your test.** Use the `TEST` variable to jump right to your test:
```shell
$ make TEST=012\* tests-misc # from top directory
$ TEST=012\* ./misc-tests.sh # from tests/
@ -172,6 +178,7 @@ $ TEST=012\* ./misc-tests.sh # from tests/
fixed the bug (or both). Subject line of the shall mention the name of the
new directory for ease of search, eg. `btrfs-progs: tests: add 012-subvolume-sync-must-wait`
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