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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# clean what was left from previous tests
+
+rm ./protected/first ./protected/second
+touch ./protected/this-only ./protected/do-not-remove ./protected/should-be-removed
+
+# mount the filesystem
+
+echo "Run $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) "
+valgrind -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected &
+
+sleep 1
+
+# set up the fake-zenity
+
+#export PATH="$(realpath ./mock/):$PATH"
+
+# Try to touch files in the directory
+
+#echo \"manual\" >./protected/manual
+
+#export FAKE_ZENITY_RESPONSE="0"
+parallel ::: "echo \"first\" >./protected/first 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: echo can create protected/first despite access being denied!\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key Escape" # EACCESS
+
+parallel ::: "echo \"second\" >./protected/second 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/second despite access being permitted!\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key KP_Enter" # OK
+
+# Test whether permissons work
+
+parallel ::: "cat ./protected/first > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: cat can read a non-existant file ./protected/first!\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\"" # ENOENT
+
+parallel ::: "cat ./protected/second > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: cat cannot open protected/second despite access being permitted!\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key KP_Enter" # "second"
+
+parallel ::: "cat ./protected/this-only > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/second despite access being permitted!\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key KP_Enter" # "Free code, free world."
+
+#parallel ::: "cat ./protected/sudo-only > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+#    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: cat can access files owned by root!\" \
+#    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\"" # EACCESS
+
+# test the removal
+
+parallel ::: "rm ./protected/do-not-remove > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: rm can unlink protected/do-not-remove despite access being denied!\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key Escape" # EACCESS
+
+parallel ::: "rm ./protected/should-be-removed > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
+    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\" \
+    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: rm cannot unlink protected/should-be-removed despite access being permitted!\"" \
+  "sleep 0.7 && xdotool key KP_Enter" # OK
+
+# unmount
+
+umount $(realpath ./protected)