From be33a434cbcc27cc94d6bf311d84dd941a8b1c0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 18:06:38 +0000
Subject: reflect change in how ls -H works

---
 tests/ls/inode | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'tests/ls/inode')

diff --git a/tests/ls/inode b/tests/ls/inode
index f4bf38460..934f7cf54 100755
--- a/tests/ls/inode
+++ b/tests/ls/inode
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fail=0
 set x `ls -Ci f slink`; shift
 test $# = 4 || fail=1
 # The inode numbers should differ.
-test "$1" = "$3" && fail=1
+test "$1" != "$3" || fail=1
 
 set x `ls -CLi f slink`; shift
 test $# = 4 || fail=1
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ test "$1" = "$3" || fail=1
 
 set x `ls -CHi f slink`; shift
 test $# = 4 || fail=1
-# With -H, they must differ.
-test "$1" = "$3" && fail=1
+# With -H, they must be the same, too.
+# Note that POSIX says -H must make ls dereference only
+# symlinks (specified on the command line) to directories,
+# but the historical BSD meaning of -H is to dereference
+# any symlink given on the command line.  For compatibility GNU ls
+# implements the BSD semantics.
+test "$1" = "$3" || fail=1
 
 (exit $fail); exit $fail
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