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+#!/bin/sh
+# rm should not prompt before removing a dangling symlink.
+# Likewise for a non-dangling symlink.
+# But for fileutils-4.1.9, it would do the former and
+# for fileutils-4.1.10 the latter.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2012 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/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
+print_ver_ rm
+
+ln -s no-file dangle
+ln -s / symlink
+
+
+rm ---presume-input-tty dangle symlink &
+pid=$!
+# The buggy rm (fileutils-4.1.9) would hang here, waiting for input.
+
+# Wait up to 3.1s for rm to remove the files
+check_files_removed() {
+  local delay="$1"
+  local present=0
+  ls -l dangle > /dev/null 2>&1 && present=1
+  ls -l symlink > /dev/null 2>&1 && present=1
+  test $present = 1 && { sleep $delay; return 1; } || :
+}
+retry_delay_ check_files_removed .1 5 || fail=1
+
+kill $pid > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+Exit $fail