diff --git a/tests/test-audit-path b/tests/test-audit-path
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+hg init
+
+echo % should fail
+hg add .hg/00changelog.i
+
+mkdir a
+echo a > a/a
+hg ci -Ama
+ln -s a b
+echo b > a/b
+
+echo % should fail
+hg add b/b
+
+echo % should succeed
+hg add b
+
+echo % should still fail - maybe
+hg add b/b
+
+exit 0