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-rw-r--r--src/shred.c4
-rwxr-xr-xtests/misc/shred-passes.sh14
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/shred.c b/src/shred.c
index 6ff8322c9..95a255a5b 100644
--- a/src/shred.c
+++ b/src/shred.c
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ dopass (int fd, char const *qname, off_t *sizep, int type,
size_t soff; /* Offset into buffer for next write */
ssize_t ssize; /* Return value from write */
+ /* Do nothing for --size=0 or regular empty files with --exact. */
+ if (size == 0)
+ return 0;
+
/* Fill pattern buffer. Aligning it to a page so we can do direct I/O. */
size_t page_size = getpagesize ();
#define PERIODIC_OUTPUT_SIZE (60 * 1024)
diff --git a/tests/misc/shred-passes.sh b/tests/misc/shred-passes.sh
index cfdd68e98..938683bce 100755
--- a/tests/misc/shred-passes.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/shred-passes.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,21 @@ shred: f: removing
shred: f: renamed to 0
shred: f: removed" > exp || framework_failure_
-
shred -v -u f 2>out || fail=1
compare exp out || fail=1
+# Likewise but with --exact to bypass the
+# data passes for the zero length file
+touch f || framework_failure_
+echo "\
+shred: f: removing
+shred: f: renamed to 0
+shred: f: removed" > exp || framework_failure_
+
+shred -x -v -u f 2>out || fail=1
+
+compare exp out || fail=1
+
+
Exit $fail