From eb1a9e74b93ab675ec568b4b21342d5bbbf9e369 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joetsoi <joe.yeung.tsoi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 10:12:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [#1304] update docs on 'reset-db' test option

---
 doc/test.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/test.rst b/doc/test.rst
index cdd9b928e0a..f9d2f6bc805 100644
--- a/doc/test.rst
+++ b/doc/test.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ The speed of the PostgreSQL tests can be improved by running PostgreSQL in
 memory and turning off durability, as described
 `in the PostgreSQL documentation <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/non-durability.html>`_. 
 
+By default the tests will keep the database between test runs. If you wish to
+drop and reinitialize the database before the run you can use the ``reset-db``
+option::
+
+     nosetests --ckan --reset-db --with-pylons=test-core.ini ckan
+
+If you are have the ``ckan-migration`` option on the tests will reset the
+reset the database before the test run.
+
 
 .. _migrationtesting: