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+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure that "cp -Rf fifo E" unlinks E and retries.
+# Up until coreutils-6.10.171, it would not.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2018 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 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ cp
+
+mkfifo_or_skip_ fifo
+
+touch e || framework-failure
+
+
+# Without -f, expect it to fail.
+cp -R fifo e || fail=1
+
+# With -f, it must succeed.
+cp -Rf fifo e || fail=1
+test -p fifo || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail