-[ -L "${todir}/dangling" ] && test_fail "dangling symlink was copied"
-[ -L "${todir}/relative" ] && test_fail "relative symlink was copied"
-[ -L "${todir}/absolute" ] && test_fail "absolute symlink was copied"
+if is_a_link "${todir}/dangling"
+then
+ test_fail "dangling symlink was copied"
+fi
+
+if is_a_link "${todir}/relative"
+then
+ test_fail "relative symlink was copied"
+fi
+
+if is_a_link "${todir}/absolute"
+then
+ test_fail "absolute symlink was copied"
+fi