-mknod "$fromdir/char" c 41 67 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node unless root"
-mknod "$fromdir/char2" c 42 68 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node unless root"
-mknod "$fromdir/char3" c 42 69 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node unless root"
-mknod "$fromdir/block" b 42 69 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node unless root"
-mknod "$fromdir/block2" b 42 73 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node unless root"
-mknod "$fromdir/block3" b 105 73 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node unless root"
-mkfifo "$fromdir/fifo" || test_skipped "Can't run mkfifo"
-
-checkit "$RSYNC -aHvv \"$fromdir/\" \"$todir/\"" "$fromdir" "$todir" skip_file_diff
+mkdir "$todir"
+mknod "$fromdir/char" c 41 67 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node"
+mknod "$fromdir/char2" c 42 68 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node"
+mknod "$fromdir/char3" c 42 69 || test_skipped "Can't create char device node"
+mknod "$fromdir/block" b 42 69 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node"
+mknod "$fromdir/block2" b 42 73 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node"
+mknod "$fromdir/block3" b 105 73 || test_skipped "Can't create block device node"
+ln "$fromdir/block3" "$fromdir/block3.5" || echo "Skipping hard-linked device test..."
+mkfifo "$fromdir/fifo" || mknod "$fromdir/fifo" p || test_skipped "Can't run mkfifo"
+# Work around time rounding/truncating issue by touching both files.
+touch -r "$fromdir/block" "$fromdir/block" "$fromdir/block2"
+
+$RSYNC -ai "$fromdir/block" "$todir/block2" \
+ | tee "$outfile"
+cat <<EOT >"$chkfile"
+cD$all_plus block
+EOT
+diff $diffopt "$chkfile" "$outfile" || test_fail "test 1 failed"
+
+$RSYNC -ai "$fromdir/block2" "$todir/block" \
+ | tee "$outfile"
+cat <<EOT >"$chkfile"
+cD$all_plus block2
+EOT
+diff $diffopt "$chkfile" "$outfile" || test_fail "test 2 failed"
+
+sleep 1
+
+$RSYNC -Di "$fromdir/block3" "$todir/block" \
+ | tee "$outfile"
+cat <<EOT >"$chkfile"
+cDc.T.$dots block3
+EOT
+diff $diffopt "$chkfile" "$outfile" || test_fail "test 3 failed"
+
+$RSYNC -aiHvv "$fromdir/" "$todir/" \
+ | tee "$outfile"
+filter_outfile
+cat <<EOT >"$chkfile"
+.d..t.$dots ./
+cDc.t.$dots block
+cDc...$dots block2
+cD$all_plus block3
+hD$all_plus block3.5 => block3
+cD$all_plus char
+cD$all_plus char2
+cD$all_plus char3
+cS$all_plus fifo
+EOT
+if test ! -r "$fromdir/block3.5"; then
+ grep -v block3.5 <"$chkfile" >"$chkfile.new"
+ mv "$chkfile.new" "$chkfile"
+fi
+diff $diffopt "$chkfile" "$outfile" || test_fail "test 4 failed"
+
+echo "check how the directory listings compare with diff:"
+echo ""
+( cd "$fromdir" && rsync_ls_lR . ) > "$tmpdir/ls-from"
+( cd "$todir" && rsync_ls_lR . ) > "$tmpdir/ls-to"
+diff $diffopt "$tmpdir/ls-from" "$tmpdir/ls-to"
+
+if test -r "$fromdir/block3.5"; then
+ set -x
+ $RSYNC -aii --link-dest="$todir" "$fromdir/" "$chkdir/" \
+ | tee "$outfile"
+ cat <<EOT >"$chkfile"
+cd$allspace ./
+hD$allspace block
+hD$allspace block2
+hD$allspace block3
+hD$allspace block3.5
+hD$allspace char
+hD$allspace char2
+hD$allspace char3
+hS$allspace fifo
+EOT
+ diff $diffopt "$chkfile" "$outfile" || test_fail "test 5 failed"
+fi