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+changeset:   0:cabd88b706fc
+tag:         tip
+user:        test
+date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+files:       dangling
+description:
+add symlink
+
+
+2564acbe54bbbedfbf608479340b359f04597f80 644 dangling
+% rev 0:
+dangling -> nothing
+% rev 1:
+dangling -> void
+% modifying link
+dangling -> empty
+% reverting to rev 0:
+reverting dangling
+dangling -> nothing
+% backups:
+dangling.orig -> empty
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+% copies
+copying dangling to dangling2
+A dangling2
+  dangling
+dangling -> void
+dangling2 -> void