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 You can easily run the test of all the components:
 
 ```
-mesontest -C build
+meson test -C build
 ```
 
 To list all available tests:
 
 ```
-mesontest -C build --list
+meson test -C build --list
 ```
 
 To run all the tests of a specific component:
 
 ```
-mesontest -C build --suite gst-plugins-base
+meson test -C build --suite gst-plugins-base
 ```
 
 Or to run a specific test:
 
 ```
-mesontest -C build/ --suite gstreamer gst/gstbuffer
+meson test -C build/ --suite gstreamer gst/gstbuffer
 ```
 
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