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+# -*- perl -*-
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use tests::tests;
+check_expected (IGNORE_USER_FAULTS => 1, [<<'EOF']);
+(mmap-inherit) begin
+(mmap-inherit) open "sample.txt"
+(mmap-inherit) mmap "sample.txt"
+(mmap-inherit) exec "child-inherit"
+(child-inherit) begin
+child-inherit: exit(-1)
+(mmap-inherit) checking that mmap'd file still has same data
+(mmap-inherit) end
+mmap-inherit: exit(0)
+EOF
+pass;