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+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+#
+# Tests for the ":" uid/gid/mode modifier
+#
+set -eux
+
+rm -rf /tmp/someinode
+
+systemd-tmpfiles --create - <<EOF
+d /tmp/someinode :0123 :1 :1
+EOF
+test "$(stat -c %F:%u:%g:%a /tmp/someinode)" = "directory:1:1:123"
+
+systemd-tmpfiles --create - <<EOF
+d /tmp/someinode :0321 :2 :2
+EOF
+test "$(stat -c %F:%u:%g:%a /tmp/someinode)" = "directory:1:1:123"
+
+systemd-tmpfiles --create - <<EOF
+d /tmp/someinode 0321 2 2
+EOF
+test "$(stat -c %F:%u:%g:%a /tmp/someinode)" = "directory:2:2:321"
+
+systemd-tmpfiles --create - <<EOF
+d /tmp/someinode :0123 :1 :1
+EOF
+test "$(stat -c %F:%u:%g:%a /tmp/someinode)" = "directory:2:2:321"
+
+rm -rf /tmp/someinode
+
+systemd-tmpfiles --create - <<EOF
+d /tmp/someinode :0123 :1 :1
+EOF
+test "$(stat -c %F:%u:%g:%a /tmp/someinode)" = "directory:1:1:123"
+
+rm -rf /tmp/someinode