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Asked: 2026-06-15T05:01:21+00:00

I’m fairly sure I know the root cause (not how to fix it) but

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I’m fairly sure I know the root cause (not how to fix it) but background goes as such: I cucumber set up to test features of a project and I use tags in the feature files.

In cucumber.yml:

# config/cucumber.yml
## YAML Template
---
default: --tags ~@wip,~@manual # previously I only used one negative tag in the default profile.
dev: --tags @wip,@manual

Am I right in that the double negative causes all tests to run on the default profile? If so how do I change the default profile to do all tests but ones with either negative tag?
If not what is the problem?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This thread from the Cucumber mailing list has the answer: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/cukes/TH-418eRpRQ

    As Aslak Hellesoy mentions there, it is ‘basic boolean logic’ 😉

    Change default: --tags ~@wip,~@manual to default: --tags ~@wip --tags ~@manual to exclude the features with both those tags.

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