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+var mnt = require('./fixtures/mnt')
+var stat = require('./fixtures/stat')
+var fuse = require('../')
+var tape = require('tape')
+var fs = require('fs')
+var path = require('path')
+
+tape('readlink', function (t) {
+  var ops = {
+    force: true,
+    readdir: function (path, cb) {
+      if (path === '/') return cb(null, ['hello', 'link'])
+      return cb(fuse.ENOENT)
+    },
+    readlink: function (path, cb) {
+      cb(0, 'hello')
+    },
+    getattr: function (path, cb) {
+      if (path === '/') return cb(null, stat({mode: 'dir', size: 4096}))
+      if (path === '/hello') return cb(null, stat({mode: 'file', size: 11}))
+      if (path === '/link') return cb(null, stat({mode: 'link', size: 5}))
+      return cb(fuse.ENOENT)
+    },
+    open: function (path, flags, cb) {
+      cb(0, 42)
+    },
+    read: function (path, fd, buf, len, pos, cb) {
+      var str = 'hello world'.slice(pos, pos + len)
+      if (!str) return cb(0)
+      buf.write(str)
+      return cb(str.length)
+    }
+  }
+
+  fuse.mount(mnt, ops, function (err) {
+    t.error(err, 'no error')
+
+    fs.lstat(path.join(mnt, 'link'), function (err, stat) {
+      t.error(err, 'no error')
+      t.same(stat.size, 5, 'correct size')
+
+      fs.stat(path.join(mnt, 'hello'), function (err, stat) {
+        t.error(err, 'no error')
+        t.same(stat.size, 11, 'correct size')
+
+        fs.readlink(path.join(mnt, 'link'), function (err, dest) {
+          t.error(err, 'no error')
+          t.same(dest, 'hello', 'link resolves')
+
+          fs.readFile(path.join(mnt, 'link'), function (err, buf) {
+            t.error(err, 'no error')
+            t.same(buf, new Buffer('hello world'), 'can read link content')
+
+            fuse.unmount(mnt, function () {
+              t.end()
+            })
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})