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+"""Check for unwanted symbolic links."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    root_dir = os.getcwd() + os.path.sep
+
+    for path in sys.argv[1:] or sys.stdin.read().splitlines():
+        if not os.path.islink(path.rstrip(os.path.sep)):
+            continue
+
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            print('%s: broken symlinks are not allowed' % path)
+            continue
+
+        if path.endswith(os.path.sep):
+            print('%s: symlinks to directories are not allowed' % path)
+            continue
+
+        real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
+
+        if not real_path.startswith(root_dir):
+            print('%s: symlinks outside content tree are not allowed: %s' % (path, os.path.relpath(real_path, os.path.dirname(path))))
+            continue
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()