diff --git a/tests/extrac02.sh b/tests/extrac02.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/extrac02.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+# Could not extract symlinks over an existing file.
+
+. ./preset
+. $srcdir/before
+
+set -e
+touch file
+ln -s file link 2> /dev/null || ln file link
+tar cf archive link
+rm link
+touch link
+tar xf archive
+
+. $srcdir/after