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+The .experimental files in this directory contain names of test cases that
+are still in development and whose failures should be considered expected,
+instead of regressions.
+
+These files are to be used with the --experimental option of
+mysql-test-run.pl. Please look at its help screen for usage information.
+
+The syntax is as follows:
+
+1) One line per test case.
+
+2) Empty lines and lines starting with a hash (#) are ignored.
+
+3) If any other line contains a blank followed by a hash (#), the hash
+ and any subsequent characters are ignored.
+
+4) The full test case name including the suite and execution mode
+ must be specified, for example:
+ main.alias 'row' # bug#00000
+
+5) As an exception to item 4, the last character of the test case
+ specification may be an asterisk (*). In that case, all test cases that
+ start with the same characters up to the last letter before the asterisk
+ are considered experimental:
+ main.a* # get rid of main.alias, main.alibaba and main.agliolio