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diff --git a/support/xsymlink.c b/support/xsymlink.c
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+/* Error-checking replacement for "symlink".
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <support/support.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+void
+xsymlink (const char *target, const char *linkpath)
+{
+  if (symlink (target, linkpath) < 0)
+    FAIL_EXIT1 ("symlink (\"%s\", \"%s\")", target, linkpath);
+}