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+#!/bin/sh
+# ensure that ls does not stat a symlink in an unusual case
+
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2016 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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ ls
+require_strace_ stat
+
+touch x || framework_failure_
+chmod a+x x || framework_failure_
+ln -s x link-to-x || framework_failure_
+
+
+# ls from coreutils 6.9 would unnecessarily stat a symlink in an unusual case:
+# When not coloring orphan and missing entries, and without ln=target,
+# ensure that ls -F (or -d, or -l: i.e., when not dereferencing)
+# does not stat a symlink to directory, and does still color that
+# symlink and an executable file properly.
+
+LS_COLORS='or=0:mi=0:ex=01;32:ln=01;35' \
+  strace -qe stat ls -F --color=always x link-to-x > out.tmp 2> err || fail
+# Elide info messages strace can send to stdout of the form:
+#   [ Process PID=1234 runs in 32 bit mode. ]
+sed '/Process PID=/d' out.tmp > out
+
+# With coreutils 6.9 and earlier, this file would contain a
+# line showing ls had called stat on "x".
+grep '^stat("x"' err && fail=1
+
+# Check that output is colorized, as requested, too.
+{
+  printf '\033[0m\033[01;35mlink-to-x\033[0m@\n'
+  printf '\033[01;32mx\033[0m*\n'
+} > exp || fail=1
+
+compare exp out || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail