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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) 2002-2018 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_ rm
+
+ln -s no-file dangle
+ln -s / symlink
+
+# Terminate any background processes
+cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
+
+rm ---presume-input-tty dangle symlink & pid=$!
+# The buggy rm (fileutils-4.1.9) would hang here, waiting for input.
+
+# Wait up to 6.3s for rm to remove the files
+check_files_removed() {
+ local present=0
+ sleep $1
+ ls -l dangle > /dev/null 2>&1 && present=1
+ ls -l symlink > /dev/null 2>&1 && present=1
+ test $present = 0
+}
+retry_delay_ check_files_removed .1 6 || fail=1
+
+cleanup_
+
+Exit $fail