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You want to run tests on two environments: staging and production. You set baseUrl and env.apiKey differently for each in cypress.config.js. How can you run tests on staging without changing the config file each time?

AUse <code>cy.visit()</code> with full URL every time

BManually edit <code>cypress.config.js</code> before each run

CSet <code>baseUrl</code> and <code>env</code> inside each test file

DUse command line flag like <code>cypress run --env configFile=staging</code> and load config accordingly

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand environment config switching
You can pass environment variables or flags via command line to select config variants.
Step 2: Use command line flag to select config
Using --env configFile=staging lets you load staging config without editing files.
Final Answer:
Use command line flag like cypress run --env configFile=staging and load config accordingly -> Option D
Quick Check:
Command line env flags switch configs = A [OK]

Quick Trick: Use CLI flags to pick environment config dynamically [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Editing config file manually each time
Hardcoding URLs inside tests
Ignoring CLI environment options

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How can you run tests on staging without changing the config file each time?

Step 1: Understand environment config switching

Step 2: Use command line flag to select config

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