$ rm .prove $ cat t/test1.t use Test::More tests => 1; ok 1 == 1, 'A'; $ cat t/test2.t use Test::More tests => 1; ok 1 == 2, 'B'; $ cat t/test3.t use Test::More tests => 1; ok 1 == 1, 'C'; $ cat t/test4.t use Test::More tests => 1; ok 1 == 2, 'D'; $ prove -v --state=save t t/test1.t .. 1..1 ok 1 - A ok t/test2.t .. 1..1 not ok 1 - B # Failed test 'B' # at t/test2.t line 2. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 1. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/1 subtests t/test3.t .. 1..1 ok 1 - C ok t/test4.t .. 1..1 not ok 1 - D # Failed test 'D' # at t/test4.t line 2. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 1. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/1 subtests Test Summary Report ------------------- t/test2.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 t/test4.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=4, Tests=4, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr 0.02 sys + 0.12 cusr 0.02 csys = 0.19 CPU) Result: FAIL $ cat .prove --- generation: 1 last_run_time: 1519584062.28557 tests: t/test1.t: elapsed: 0.0381917953491211 gen: 1 last_pass_time: 1519584062.14733 last_result: 0 last_run_time: 1519584062.14733 last_todo: 0 seq: 1 total_passes: 1 t/test2.t: elapsed: 0.0359680652618408 gen: 1 last_fail_time: 1519584062.1927 last_result: 2 last_run_time: 1519584062.1927 last_todo: 0 seq: 2 total_failures: 1 t/test3.t: elapsed: 0.0373549461364746 gen: 1 last_pass_time: 1519584062.23968 last_result: 0 last_run_time: 1519584062.23968 last_todo: 0 seq: 3 total_passes: 1 t/test4.t: elapsed: 0.0356581211090088 gen: 1 last_fail_time: 1519584062.28471 last_result: 2 last_run_time: 1519584062.28471 last_todo: 0 seq: 4 total_failures: 1 version: 1 ... $ prove -v --state=failed,save t t/test2.t .. 1..1 not ok 1 - B # Failed test 'B' # at t/test2.t line 2. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 1. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/1 subtests t/test4.t .. 1..1 not ok 1 - D # Failed test 'D' # at t/test4.t line 2. # Looks like you failed 1 test of 1. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100) Failed 1/1 subtests t/test1.t .. 1..1 ok 1 - A ok t/test3.t .. 1..1 ok 1 - C ok Test Summary Report ------------------- t/test2.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 t/test4.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 1 Files=4, Tests=4, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr 0.01 sys + 0.12 cusr 0.02 csys = 0.17 CPU) Result: FAIL $ cat .prove --- generation: 2 last_run_time: 1519584153.98762 tests: t/test1.t: elapsed: 0.0381758213043213 gen: 2 last_pass_time: 1519584153.94307 last_result: 0 last_run_time: 1519584153.94307 last_todo: 0 mtime: 1519583913 seq: 7 total_passes: 2 t/test2.t: elapsed: 0.0387568473815918 gen: 2 last_fail_time: 1519584153.84872 last_result: 2 last_run_time: 1519584153.84872 last_todo: 0 mtime: 1519583940 seq: 5 total_failures: 2 t/test3.t: elapsed: 0.0351169109344482 gen: 2 last_pass_time: 1519584153.98684 last_result: 0 last_run_time: 1519584153.98684 last_todo: 0 mtime: 1519583962 seq: 8 total_passes: 2 t/test4.t: elapsed: 0.0388789176940918 gen: 2 last_fail_time: 1519584153.89626 last_result: 2 last_run_time: 1519584153.89626 last_todo: 0 mtime: 1519583950 seq: 6 total_failures: 2 version: 1 ...