Installing Gauge¶
This getting started guide takes you through the core features of Gauge. By the end of this guide, you’ll be able to install Gauge and learn how to create your first Gauge test automation project.
If you are new to Gauge, check out the Overview section in the docs for a quick introduction to the most important features of the tool.
Installation Instructions¶
Step 1: Installing Gauge on macOS¶
This section gives specific instructions on setting up Gauge in a macOS environment.
(Preferred)¶
System Requirements
- macOS >= Mac OS X v10.6
- Homebrew
- Commandline tool
- Terminal
Install brew, and run the following command
brew install gauge
To check the gauge is installed properly, run the following command, this will show you the version of successfully installed gauge.
gauge --version
You can also use any of these other ways to install Gauge
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Install Gauge to /usr/local/bin by running
curl -Ssl https://downloads.gauge.org/stable | sh
Or install Gauge to a [custom path] using
curl -Ssl https://downloads.gauge.org/stable | sh -- --location=[custom path]
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Download the Zip Installer and run the following command to complete the installation.
unzip -o gauge-GAUGE_LATEST_VERSION_PLACEHOLDER-darwin.x86_64.zip -d /usr/local/bin
Step 1: Installing Gauge on Windows¶
This section gives specific instructions on setting up Gauge in a Microsoft Windows environment. You can choose any ONE of the following.
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Download the following installation bundle to get the latest stable release of Gauge.
Once you finished installing Gauge, you can go ahead and install the Gauge Extension for VS Code Plugin
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For this to work, you will need to install Chocolatey Package Manager. If you have chocolatey installed then all you need to is to follow the steps below, it will download and install Gauge.
- Open your Windows Command Prompt as administrator
- In Search type, “cmd”
- Then click on “Command Prompt”
- Type the following command in your Command Prompt to install Gauge.
choco install gauge
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Download the following Zip Installer extract it to a location and add it to system path using the following command in Powershell.
Expand-Archive -Path gauge-1.4.3-windows.x86_64.zip -DestinationPath custom_path
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To install gauge using NPM you will need the latest node version. You can install Gauge by running the following command in Terminal.
npm install -g @getgauge/cli
Step 1: Installing Gauge on Linux¶
You can use one of the following ways to install Gauge on your linux distribution
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Install Gauge to /usr/local/bin by running
curl -SsL https://downloads.gauge.org/stable | sh
Or install Gauge to a [custom path] using
curl -SsL https://downloads.gauge.org/stable | sh -s -- --location=[custom path]
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Download the Zip Installer Extract to a location and add it to system path using the following command.
unzip -o gauge-1.4.3-linux.x86_64.zip -d /usr/local/bin
Step 2: Installing Gauge extension for VS Code¶
System Requirements
Follow the steps to add the Gauge VS Code plugin from the IDE
Note
If you don’t have VS Code installed, you can install it by clicking on Get it now link in the browser popup.
Now that you’ve installed Gauge, you can go ahead and create a C# testing project using Gauge.
Now that you’ve installed Gauge, you can go ahead and create a Java testing project using Gauge.
Now that you’ve installed Gauge, you can go ahead and create a JavaScript testing project using Gauge.
Now that you’ve installed Gauge, you can go ahead and create a Python testing project using Gauge.
Now that you’ve installed Gauge, you can go ahead and create a Ruby testing project using Gauge.