--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+# exercise du's --max-depth=N option
+
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
+
+mkdir -p a/b/c/d/e || framework_failure_
+printf 'a/b/c\na/b\na\n' > exp || framework_failure_
+
+du --max-depth=2 a > out 2>err || fail=1
+
+# Remove the sizes. They vary between file systems.
+cut -f2- out > k && mv k out
+compare out exp || fail=1
+compare err /dev/null || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail