def actualDir = file("actualDir").createDir()
        file("symlink1").createLink(actualDir)
        file("symlink2").createLink(actualDir)

        buildFile << """
            task myTask {
                def outputFile = file("build/output.txt")
                inputs.dir("symlink1")
                inputs.dir("symlink2")
                outputs.file(outputFile)

			dest += pathSeparator
		}

		dest += path[start:end]

		// Resolve symlink.

		fi, err := os.Lstat(dest)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}

		if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink == 0 {
			if !fi.Mode().IsDir() && end < len(path) {
				return "", syscall.ENOTDIR
			}
			continue
		}

		// Found symlink.

		linksWalked++
		if linksWalked > 255 {

            def symlink = new File(baseDir, "symlink")
            def symlinked = new File(baseDir, "symlinked")
            def fileCollection = $code

            assert fileCollection.contains(file)
            assert fileCollection.contains(symlink)
            assert fileCollection.contains(symlinked)
            assert fileCollection.files == [file, symlink, symlinked] as Set

        directories*.source.unique() == ["SDKMAN!"]
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "supplies installations with symlinked candidate"() {
        given:
        def real = candidates.createDir("java/11.0.6.hs-adpt")
        def symlink = candidates.file("java/symlink").createLink(real)

        when:
        def directories = supplier.get()

        then:

        directories*.source.unique() == ["asdf-vm"]
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "supplies installations with symlinked candidate"() {
        given:
        def real = candidates.createDir("installs/java/11.0.6.hs-adpt")
        def symlink = candidates.file("installs/java/symlink").createLink(real)

        when:
        def directories = supplier.get()

        then:

# so it should find the new tree.
mkdir $WORK/new/pkg/tool
exec $WORK/bin/check$GOEXE $WORK/new/bin/go$GOEXE $WORK/new

[!symlink] stop 'The rest of the test cases require symlinks'

# Symlinked Executable:
# With a symlink into go tree, we should still find the go tree.
mkdir $WORK/other/bin
symlink $WORK/other/bin/go$GOEXE -> $WORK/new/bin/go$GOEXE
exec $WORK/bin/check$GOEXE $WORK/new/bin/go$GOEXE $WORK/new

rm $WORK/new/pkg

jdk-with-symlinks.tar jdk-with-symlinks/bin jdk-with-symlinks/file jdk-with-symlinks/zulu-11.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/file Something here...

//
// The visible files in this volume are symlinks to files in the writer's data
// directory.  Actual files are stored in a hidden timestamped directory which
// is symlinked to by the data directory. The timestamped directory and
// data directory symlink are created in the writer's target dir.  This scheme
// allows the files to be atomically updated by changing the target of the
// data directory symlink.
//

        stat.length == 0
        assertSameAccessType(stat, VIA_SYMLINK)
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Symlinks)
    def "stats symlink pointing to symlink pointing to file"() {
        def file = tmpDir.file("file")
        file.text = "123"
        def link = tmpDir.file("link")
        link.createLink(file)
        def linkToLink = tmpDir.file("linkToLink")
        linkToLink.createLink(link)

     *
     * <ul>
     *     <li>a directory, then its contents are removed recursively,</li>
     *     <li>a file or a symlink, then it is deleted and a directory is created in its place,</li>
     *     <li>non-existent, then a directory is created in its place.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * Does not follow symlinks.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if anything was removed, {@code false} if no change was