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+#! /bin/sh
+
+. ./preset
+. $srcdir/before
+
+set -e
+mkdir directory
+touch directory/file
+tar --create --file archive --no-recursion directory || exit 1
+tar tf archive
+
+out="directory/
+"
+
+. $srcdir/after