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1#!/usr/bin/env python32# Copyright (c) 2022-present The Bitcoin Core developers3# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying4# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.5"""Test successful startup with symlinked directories.6"""8import os10from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework13def rename_and_link(*, from_name, to_name):14os.rename(from_name, to_name)15os.symlink(to_name, from_name)16assert os.path.islink(from_name) and os.path.isdir(from_name)19class SymlinkTest(BitcoinTestFramework):20def set_test_params(self):21self.num_nodes = 123def run_test(self):24dir_new_blocks = self.nodes[0].chain_path / "new_blocks"25dir_new_chainstate = self.nodes[0].chain_path / "new_chainstate"26self.stop_node(0)28rename_and_link(29from_name=self.nodes[0].blocks_path,30to_name=dir_new_blocks,31)32rename_and_link(33from_name=self.nodes[0].chain_path / "chainstate",34to_name=dir_new_chainstate,35)37self.start_node(0)40if __name__ == "__main__":41SymlinkTest(__file__).main()
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