gradle run single test method --> supposed to work according to http://www.gradle.org/docs/release-candidate/release-notes#executing-specific-tests-from-the-command-line --> not documented though : http://www.gradle.org/docs/1.7/userguide/java_plugin.html#sec:java_test

gistfile1.sh

$ gradle --version

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Gradle 1.7
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Build time:   2013-08-06 11:19:56 UTC
Build number: none
Revision:     9a7199efaf72c620b33f9767874f0ebced135d83

Groovy:       1.8.6
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.4 compiled on May 22 2012
Ivy:          2.2.0
JVM:          1.7.0_25 (Oracle Corporation 23.25-b01)
OS:           Mac OS X 10.9 x86_64

$ gradle test --tests net.dahanne.MyTest.parseDetailsTest
Relying on packaging to define the extension of the main artifact has been deprecated and is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 2.0
The Test.testReportDir property has been deprecated and is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 2.0. Please use the Test.getReports().getHtml().getDestination() property instead.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Problem configuring task :project:test from command line. Unknown command-line option '--tests'.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 7.202 secs

Hi, I'm having the same issue here, did you find any workaround?

The question is ages old, but nevertheless, try
$ gradle test --tests *MyTest.parseDetailsTest

Thanks SimplyJaymin!!