diff --git a/tests/incremen.sh b/tests/incremen.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+# A directory older than the listed entry was skipped completely.
+
+. ./preset
+. $srcdir/before
+
+set -e
+mkdir structure
+touch structure/file
+# FIXME: The sleep is necessary for the second tar to work.  Exactly why?
+sleep 1
+tar cf archive --listed=list structure
+tar cfv archive --listed=list structure
+echo -----
+touch structure/file
+tar cfv archive --listed=list structure
+
+out="\
+structure/
+-----
+structure/
+structure/file
+"
+
+. $srcdir/after