(command.CommandList
  children: [
    (command.ShAssignment
      pairs: [
        (assign_pair
          lhs: (sh_lhs_expr.Name name:test_description)
          op: assign_op.Equal
          rhs: 
            {
              (SQ <'git checkout-index on filesystem w/o symlinks test.\n'> <'\n'> 
                <'This tests that git checkout-index creates a symbolic link as a plain\n'> <'file if core.symlinks is false.'>
              )
            }
          spids: [13]
        )
      ]
    )
    (C {<.>} {<'./test-lib.sh'>})
    (C {<test_expect_success>} {(SQ <preparation>)} 
      {
        (SQ <'\n'> <'git config core.symlinks false &&\n'> 
          <'l=$(printf file | git hash-object -t blob -w --stdin) &&\n'> <'echo "120000 $l\tsymlink" | git update-index --index-info'>
        )
      }
    )
    (C {<test_expect_success>} {(SQ <'the checked-out symlink must be a file'>)} 
      {(SQ <'\n'> <'git checkout-index symlink &&\n'> <'test -f symlink'>)}
    )
    (C {<test_expect_success>} {(SQ <'the file must be the blob we added during the setup'>)} 
      {(SQ <'\n'> <'test "$(git hash-object -t blob symlink)" = $l'>)}
    )
    (C {<test_done>})
  ]
)