But these filters also apply when gcov is launched by gcovr. This is useful mostly when running gcov yourself, and then invoking gcovr with -g/ -use-gcov-files. The -gcov-filter and -gcov-exclude filters apply to the. To be included in a report, the source file must match any -filter, and must not match any -exclude filter. Therefore, files outside of the -root directory are excluded.

If no -filter is provided, the -root is turned into a default filter. Because filters are regexes, you will have to escape “special” characters. Otherwise, the filter is treated as relative to the current directory. If the filter looks like an absolute path, it is used as is.

A filter is a regular expression that matches a file path.

(the current working directory where gcovr is invoked).

This is influenced by the following options: Gcovr tries to only report coverage for files within your project, not for your libraries. The gcda files are generated when theĪdditionally, the User Guide ( Website, GitHub) discusses filters: *.gcov files that are then processed by gcovr. The 'gcov' tool turns raw coverage files (*.gcda and *.gcno) into Can beĮxclude directories that match this regex while CanĮxclude gcov data files that match this filter. Keep only gcov data files that match this filter.

If no filters are provided,Įxclude source files that match this filter. Keep only source files that match this filter. A filter is a regularĮxpression that matches a path. Filters decide which files are included in the report.

Fastcopy exclude example