diff --git a/tests/delete02.sh b/tests/delete02.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+# Deleting a member with the archive from stdin was not working correctly.
+
+. ./preset
+. $srcdir/before
+
+set -e
+genfile -l 3073 -p zeros > 1
+cp 1 2
+cp 2 3
+tar cf archive 1 2 3
+tar tf archive
+cat archive | tar f - --delete 2 > archive2
+echo -----
+tar tf archive
+
+out="\
+1
+2
+3
+-----
+1
+3
+"
+
+. $srcdir/after