What problem does it solve?
Long-running build and test commands produce large mixed stdout/stderr streams and re-running them to see different sections wastes developer time and compute resources. This Skill teaches a simple pattern to capture the complete output on the first run so you can inspect any part later without re-executing expensive commands.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Deterministic output capture: Use stream redirection with tee to persist combined stdout and stderr to a log file for later analysis.
- Scoped test execution: Run targeted tests first to validate changes before running an entire suite, minimizing wasted runs.
- Use Case: When a CI or local full-suite test run is slow, capture the first full run to a log and then diagnose failures or flaky tests by reading the saved output instead of re-running.
Quick Start
Capture the command output on the first run by piping combined stdout and stderr to tee and then read the generated log file to inspect failures or details without re-running the command.