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diff --git a/tests/misc/date-f.sh b/tests/misc/date-f.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Verify -f processing
+
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ date
+
+# Make sure date fails when it can't read input
+# (the current directory in this case)
+if ! cat . >/dev/null; then
+  # can't read() directories
+  returns_ 1 date -f . || fail=1
+fi
+
+Exit $fail