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+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure that cp -b doesn't back up directories.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
+print_ver_ cp
+
+mkdir x y || framework_failure_
+
+
+cp -a x y || fail=1
+
+# This would mistakenly create a backup of y/x (y/x~) in coreutils-6.3.
+cp -ab x y || fail=1
+test -d y/x || fail=1
+test -d y/x~ && fail=1
+
+Exit $fail