Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('bib', 'bibclean') let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_executable = 'bibclean' let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options = '' After: call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(Executable should default to bibclean): AssertLinter 'bibclean', ale#Escape('bibclean') \ . ' -file-position ' Execute(Should be able to set a custom executable): let g:ale_bib_bibclean_executable = 'bin/bibclean' AssertLinter 'bin/bibclean' , ale#Escape('bin/bibclean') \ . ' -file-position ' Execute(Should not include custom options): let g:ale_bib_bibclean_options = '-no-prettryprint' AssertLinter 'bibclean' , ale#Escape('bibclean') \ . ' -file-position '