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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Johannes Sixt
+#
+
+test_description='git checkout-index on filesystem w/o symlinks test.
+
+This tests that git checkout-index creates a symbolic link as a plain
+file if core.symlinks is false.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success \
+'preparation' '
+git config core.symlinks false &&
+l=$(echo -n file | git-hash-object -t blob -w --stdin) &&
+echo "120000 $l	symlink" | git update-index --index-info'
+
+test_expect_success \
+'the checked-out symlink must be a file' '
+git checkout-index symlink &&
+test -f symlink'
+
+test_expect_success \
+'the file must be the blob we added during the setup' '
+test "$(git-hash-object -t blob symlink)" = $l'
+
+test_done