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+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+test_description='Test for proper escaping of strings in metadata (bz431474)'
+privileges_required_=1
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+cleanup_()
+{
+  test -n "$vg" && {
+    vgchange -an "$vg"
+    vgremove "$vg"
+  } > "$test_dir_/cleanup.log"
+  test -n "$d1" && losetup -d "$d1"
+  rm -f "$f1"
+}
+
+pv_suffix="__\"!@#\$%^&*()'\\\"__"
+
+test_expect_success \
+  'set up temp files, loopback devices' \
+  'f1=$(pwd)/1 && d1=$(loop_setup_ "$f1") &&
+  mv "$d1" "$d1$pv_suffix"                &&
+  d1=$d1$pv_suffix'
+
+test_expect_success \
+  'pvcreate, vgcreate on filename with backslashed chars' \
+  'pvcreate "$d1"                          &&
+  vg=$(this_test_)-test-vg-$$              &&
+  vgcreate $vg $d1'
+  
+test_expect_success \
+  'no parse errors and VG really exists' \
+  'vgs 2>err                                    &&
+  grep "Parse error" err;
+  status=$?; echo status=$?; test $status -ne 0 &&
+  vgs $vg'
+
+test_done
+# Local Variables:
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End: