1 files changed, 39 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/test.c b/coreutils/test.c
index d8ac42e22..a8286525a 100644
--- a/coreutils/test.c
+++ b/coreutils/test.c
@@ -879,18 +879,48 @@ int test_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         res = (argv[0][0] == '\0');
                         goto ret_special;
                 }
-                if (argv[2] && !argv[3]) {
-                        check_operator(argv[1]);
-                        if (last_operator->op_type == BINOP) {
-                                /* "test [!] arg1 <binary_op> arg2" */
-                                args = argv;
-                                res = (binop() == 0);
+                if (argv[2]) {
+                        if (!argv[3]) {
+                                /*
+                                 * http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/test.html
+                                 * """ 3 arguments:
+                                 * If $2 is a binary primary, perform the binary test of $1 and $3.
+                                 * """
+                                 */
+                                check_operator(argv[1]);
+                                if (last_operator->op_type == BINOP) {
+                                        /* "test [!] arg1 <binary_op> arg2" */
+                                        args = argv;
+                                        res = (binop() == 0);
  ret_special:
-                                /* If there was leading "!" op... */
-                                res ^= negate;
-                                goto ret;
+                                        /* If there was leading "!" op... */
+                                        res ^= negate;
+                                        goto ret;
+                                }
+                                /* """If $1 is '(' and $3 is ')', perform the unary test of $2."""
+                                 * Looks like this works without additional coding.
+                                 */
+                                goto check_negate;
+                        }
+                        /* argv[3] exists (at least 4 args), is it exactly 4 args? */
+                        if (!argv[4]) {
+                                /*
+                                 * """ 4 arguments:
+                                 * If $1 is '!', negate the three-argument test of $2, $3, and $4.
+                                 * If $1 is '(' and $4 is ')', perform the two-argument test of $2 and $3.
+                                 * """
+                                 * Example why code below is necessary: test '(' ! -e ')'
+                                 */
+                                if (LONE_CHAR(argv[0], '(')
+                                 && LONE_CHAR(argv[3], ')')
+                                ) {
+                                        /* "test [!] ( x y )" */
+                                        argv[3] = NULL;
+                                        argv++;
+                                }
                         }
                 }
+ check_negate:
                 if (LONE_CHAR(argv[0], '!')) {
                         argv++;
                         negate ^= 1;