diff --git a/tests/hash.sh b/tests/hash.sh
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+try () {
+    echo -n "$2" > $TEST_ROOT/vector
+    hash=$($TOP/src/nix-hash/nix-hash --flat --type "$1" $TEST_ROOT/vector)
+    if test "$hash" != "$3"; then
+        echo "hash $1, expected $3, got $hash"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+try md5 "" "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
+try md5 "a" "0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661"
+try md5 "abc" "900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72"
+try md5 "message digest" "f96b697d7cb7938d525a2f31aaf161d0"
+try md5 "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" "c3fcd3d76192e4007dfb496cca67e13b"
+try md5 "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789" "d174ab98d277d9f5a5611c2c9f419d9f"
+try md5 "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890" "57edf4a22be3c955ac49da2e2107b67a"
+
+try sha1 "abc" "a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d"
+try sha1 "abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq" "84983e441c3bd26ebaae4aa1f95129e5e54670f1"
+
+try sha256 "abc" "ba7816bf8f01cfea414140de5dae2223b00361a396177a9cb410ff61f20015ad"
+try sha256 "abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq" "248d6a61d20638b8e5c026930c3e6039a33ce45964ff2167f6ecedd419db06c1"
+
+
+try2 () {
+    hash=$($TOP/src/nix-hash/nix-hash --type "$1" $TEST_ROOT/hash-path)
+    if test "$hash" != "$2"; then
+        echo "hash $1, expected $2, got $hash"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+mkdir $TEST_ROOT/hash-path
+echo "Hello World" > $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+
+try2 md5 "ea9b55537dd4c7e104515b2ccfaf4100"
+
+# Execute bit matters.
+chmod +x $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+try2 md5 "20f3ffe011d4cfa7d72bfabef7882836"
+
+# Mtime and other bits don't.
+touch -r $TOP $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+chmod 744 $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+try2 md5 "20f3ffe011d4cfa7d72bfabef7882836"
+
+# File type (e.g., symlink) does.
+rm $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+ln -s x $TEST_ROOT/hash-path/hello
+try2 md5 "f78b733a68f5edbdf9413899339eaa4a"