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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='update-index and add refuse to add beyond symlinks'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS setup '
+	>a &&
+	mkdir b &&
+	ln -s b c &&
+	>c/d &&
+	git update-index --add a b/d
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'update-index --add beyond symlinks' '
+	test_must_fail git update-index --add c/d &&
+	! ( git ls-files | grep c/d )
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'add beyond symlinks' '
+	test_must_fail git add c/d &&
+	! ( git ls-files | grep c/d )
+'
+
+test_done