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diff --git a/tests/cp/special-bits b/tests/cp/special-bits
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+#!/bin/sh
+# make sure `cp -p' preserves special bits
+# This works only when run as root.
+
+if test "$VERBOSE" = yes; then
+  set -x
+  cp --version
+fi
+
+pwd=`pwd`
+tmp=spec-bits.$$
+trap 'status=$?; cd $pwd; rm -rf $tmp && exit $status' 0
+trap '(exit $?); exit' 1 2 13 15
+
+framework_failure=0
+mkdir $tmp || framework_failure=1
+cd $tmp || framework_failure=1
+
+touch a b || framework_failure=1
+chmod u+sx,go= a || framework_failure=1
+chmod u=rwx,g=sx,o= b || framework_failure=1
+
+if test $framework_failure = 1; then
+  echo 'failure in testing framework'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+fail=0
+
+cp -p a a2 || fail=1
+cp -p b b2 || fail=1
+
+(exit $fail); exit