handbook/behat-steps/then-stdout-stderr-should-be-a-number.md

Then /^(STDOUT|STDERR) should be a number$/

Expect STDOUT or STDERR to be a numeric value.

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Usage

Scenario: My example scenario
  Given a WP installation
  When I run `wp db size --size_format=b`
  Then STDOUT should be a number

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