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title: Unit and Functional Tests
---
# Unit and Functional Tests
A unit test is about testing a single function/method in isolation with all of its possible outputs.
A functional test is about testing a single functionality, which can span multiple methods and a controller.
Other common terms in Rails are "model tests", "controller tests" and others.
You can find model tests in `spec/models`, controller tests in `spec/controllers` and additional functional tests in various directories within the `spec` directory.
You can run all models tests, for example, with:
```shell
bundle exec rspec spec/models
```
To run an individual file you can use for example:
```shell
bundle exec rspec spec/models/user_spec.rb
```
To run a specific test case you can use for example:
```shell
bundle exec rspec spec/models/user_spec.rb:10
```
where `10` is the line number of the test case you want to execute.
You can read the official guide [Testing Rails Applications](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/testing.html) to learn more.