On 15/09/2026 08:53, Collin Funk wrote:
* tests/ln/misc.sh: Use getlimits_. Check the behavior of 'ln -f' with a
missing target an existing file and a file where the link would be
placed.
---
tests/ln/misc.sh | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tests/ln/misc.sh b/tests/ln/misc.sh
index 612cc4bc7..6e8dfc4b3 100755
--- a/tests/ln/misc.sh
+++ b/tests/ln/misc.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
print_ver_ ln
+getlimits_
t=tln-symlink
d=tln-subdir
@@ -96,6 +97,18 @@ ln --no-dereference -fs "$af" $ld || fail=1
test -f $ld || fail=1
rm -rf $d $f $ld
+# Test that 'ln -f' doesn't overwrite a file with a link when the
+# target does not exist.
+cat <<EOF >exp || framework_failure_
+ln: failed to access 'missing': $ENOENT
+EOF
+echo a > $f || framework_failure_
+cp $f exp-$f || framework_failure_
+returns_ 1 ln -f missing $f >out 2>err || fail=1
+compare /dev/null out || fail=1
+compare exp err || fail=1
+compare exp-$f $f || fail=1
+
# -f on a existing file should not generate an error
rm -rf $d $f
touch $f || framework_failure_
LGTM.
thanks,
Padraig
