diff --git a/tests/test-merge6 b/tests/test-merge6
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+#!/bin/sh -x
+
+cat <<'EOF' > merge
+#!/bin/sh
+echo merging for `basename $1`
+EOF
+chmod +x merge
+export HGMERGE=./merge
+
+mkdir A1
+cd A1
+hg init
+echo This is file foo1 > foo
+echo This is file bar1 > bar
+hg add foo bar
+hg commit -t "commit text" -d "0 0" -u user
+
+cd ..
+hg clone A1 B1
+
+cd A1
+rm bar
+hg remove bar
+hg commit -t "commit test" -d "0 0" -u user
+
+cd ../B1
+echo This is file foo22 > foo
+hg commit -t "commit test" -d "0 0" -u user
+
+cd ..
+hg clone A1 A2
+hg clone B1 B2
+
+cd A1
+hg pull ../B1
+hg update -m
+hg commit -t "commit test" -d "0 0" -u user
+echo bar should remain deleted.
+hg manifest
+
+cd ../B2
+hg pull ../A2
+hg update -m
+hg commit -t "commit test" -d "0 0" -u user
+echo bar should remain deleted.
+hg manifest