+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git p4 symlinked directories'
+
+. ./lib-git-p4.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
+ start_p4d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'symlinked directory' '
+ (
+ cd "$cli" &&
+ : >first_file.t &&
+ p4 add first_file.t &&
+ p4 submit -d "first change"
+ ) &&
+ git p4 clone --dest "$git" //depot &&
+ (
+ cd "$git" &&
+ mkdir -p some/sub/directory &&
+ mkdir -p other/subdir2 &&
+ : > other/subdir2/file.t &&
+ (cd some/sub/directory && ln -s ../../../other/subdir2 .) &&
+ git add some other &&
+ git commit -m "symlinks" &&
+ git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+ git p4 submit -v
+ ) &&
+ (
+ cd "$cli" &&
+ p4 sync &&
+ test -L some/sub/directory/subdir2
+ test_path_is_file some/sub/directory/subdir2/file.t
+ )
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
+ kill_p4d
+'
+
+test_done