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@@ -187,6 +187,28 @@ npm test --NAPI_VERSION=X
 
 where X is the version of Node-API you want to target.
 
+To run a specific unit test filters are available
+
+**Example:**
+  compile and run only tests on objectwrap.cc and objectwrap.js
+  ```
+    npm run unit --filter=objectwrap
+  ```
+ 
+Multiple unit tests cane be selected with wildcards
+
+**Example:**
+compile and run all tests files ending with reference -> function_reference.cc object_reference.cc reference.cc
+ ```   
+    npm run unit --filter=*reference
+ ```
+ 
+Multiple filter conditions can be joined as well
+
+**Example:**
+ compile and run all tests under folders threadsafe_function and typed_threadsafe_function and also the objectwrap.cc file
+    npm run unit --filter='*function objectwrap'
+ 
 ### **Debug**
 
 To run the **node-addon-api** tests with `--debug` option: