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+#!/bin/sh
+# Exercise the fix for http://debbugs.gnu.org/8419
+
+# Copyright (C) 2011 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/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
+print_ver_ cp
+
+same_inode()
+{
+  local u v
+  u=$(stat --format %i "$1") &&
+    v=$(stat --format %i "$2") && test "$u" = "$v"
+}
+
+mkdir -p s t/s || framework_failure_
+touch s/f t/s/f || framework_failure_
+ln s/f s/link || framework_failure_
+
+# This must create a hard link, t/s/link, to the existing file, t/s/f.
+# With cp from coreutils-8.12 and prior, it would mistakenly copy
+# the file rather than creating the link.
+cp -au s t || fail=1
+
+same_inode t/s/f t/s/link || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail