test-broken-symlink.sh

#!/bin/sh

set -e

cd "$(mktemp -d)"

# create normal file
touch normal-file

# create proper symlink
ln -s normal-file proper-symlink

# create broken symlink
ln -s lala broken-symlink


echo "test assumption: [ ! -e "\$F" ]"
for F in * not-a-file ; do
	if [ ! -e "$F" ] ; then
		echo "$F is a dangling symlink"
	fi
done
echo

echo "test assumption: [ -h "\$F" -a ! -e "\$F" ]"
for F in * not-a-file ; do
	if [ -h "$F" -a ! -e "$F" ] ; then
		echo "$F is a dangling symlink"
	fi
done
echo