+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Johannes Sixt
+#
+
+test_description='git-update-index on filesystem w/o symlinks test.
+
+This tests that git-update-index keeps the symbolic link property
+even if a plain file is in the working tree if core.symlinks is false.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success \
+'preparation' '
+git-config core.symlinks false &&
+l=$(echo -n file | git-hash-object -t blob -w --stdin) &&
+echo "120000 $l symlink" | git-update-index --index-info'
+
+test_expect_success \
+'modify the symbolic link' '
+echo -n new-file > symlink &&
+git-update-index symlink'
+
+test_expect_success \
+'the index entry must still be a symbolic link' '
+case "`git-ls-files --stage --cached symlink`" in
+120000" "*symlink) echo ok;;
+*) echo fail; git-ls-files --stage --cached symlink; (exit 1);;
+esac'
+
+test_done