Split tools into src and test - add folders

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diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1.0)
+PROJECT (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup include Directories
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib)
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Add the h5copy test executables
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+    add_executable (h5copygentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/h5copygentest.c)
+    TARGET_NAMING (h5copygentest STATIC)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5copygentest STATIC " " " ")
+    target_link_libraries (h5copygentest ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+    set_target_properties (h5copygentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
+
+    #add_test (NAME h5copygentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copygentest>)
+  endif (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+
+  include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake
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+
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###           T E S T I N G                                                ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+
+  # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Copy all the HDF5 files from the source directory into the test directory
+  # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+  set (LIST_HDF5_TEST_FILES
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h5copy_ref.h5
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h5copytst.h5
+  )
+
+  set (LIST_OTHER_TEST_FILES
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h5copy_misc1.out
+  )
+
+  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
+
+  foreach (listfiles ${LIST_HDF5_TEST_FILES} ${LIST_OTHER_TEST_FILES})
+    get_filename_component(fname "${listfiles}" NAME)
+    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${listfiles}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${fname}" "h5copy_files")
+  endforeach (listfiles ${LIST_HDF5_TEST_FILES} ${LIST_OTHER_TEST_FILES})
+  add_custom_target(h5copy_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by h5copy tests" DEPENDS ${h5copy_files_list})
+
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###           T H E   T E S T S  M A C R O S                               ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+
+  #
+  # Perform h5copy according to passing parmeters
+  #
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_F_TEST testname resultcode infile fparam vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
+    if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY_F-${testname}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove
+              ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5
+      )
+    endif (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY_F-${testname}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -f ${fparam} -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+    )
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY_F-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    else (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY_F-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_F-${testname}-clear-objects)
+    endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
+    if (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY_F-${testname}-DIFF
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -q ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(H5COPY_F-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_F-${testname})
+      if (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY_F-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      endif (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+    endif (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_F_TEST)
+
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_TEST testname resultcode infile vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
+    if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-${testname}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove
+              ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5
+      )
+    endif (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY-${testname}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+    )
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    else (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname}-clear-objects)
+    endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
+    if (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -q ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname})
+      if (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      endif (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+    endif (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_TEST)
+
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_TEST2 testname resultcode infile  psparam pdparam vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
+    if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-${testname}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove
+              ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5
+      )
+    endif (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY-${testname}-prefill
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
+    )
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-prefill PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    else (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-prefill PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname}-clear-objects)
+    endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY-${testname}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+    )
+    set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname}-prefill)
+    # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
+    if (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -q ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname})
+      if (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      endif (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+    endif (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_TEST2)
+
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_TEST_SAME testname resultcode pfile psparam pdparam vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
+    if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove
+              ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5
+      )
+    endif (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${pfile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
+    )
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    else (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-clear-objects)
+    endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+    )
+    set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill)
+    # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
+    if (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-DIFF
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -q ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_SAME-${testname})
+      if (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      endif (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+    endif (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "2")
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_TEST_SAME)
+
+  #
+  # Similiar to ADD_H5_TEST macro. Compare to outputs from source & target
+  # files instead of checking with h5ls.
+  #
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_CMP_TEST testname resultcode infile vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
+    # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      add_test (NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN})
+      if (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-CMP-${testname} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      endif (${resultcode} STREQUAL "1")
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5COPY-CMP-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    else (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove
+              ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5
+      )
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname}
+          COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5copy>"
+              -D "TEST_ARGS=-i;./testfiles/${infile};-o;./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5;${vparam};${sparam};${srcname};${dparam};${dstname}"
+              -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+              -D "TEST_OUTPUT=./testfiles/${testname}.out.out"
+              -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
+              -D "TEST_REFERENCE=./testfiles/${testname}.out"
+              -D "TEST_MASK=true"
+              -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+      )
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY-CMP-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-CMP-${testname}-clear-objects)
+    endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_CMP_TEST)
+
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###           T H E   T E S T S                                            ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+
+  # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # test file names
+  # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+  set (HDF_FILE1 h5copytst)
+  set (HDF_FILE2 h5copy_ref)
+  set (HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE h5copy_extlinks_src)
+  set (HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE h5copy_extlinks_trg)
+
+  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+    # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+    add_test (
+        NAME H5COPY-clearall-objects
+        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+            -E remove
+            simple.out.h5
+            chunk.out.h5
+            compact.out.h5
+            compound.out.h5
+            compressed.out.h5
+            named_vl.out.h5
+            nested_vl.out.h5
+            simple_top.out.h5
+            dsrename.out.h5
+            grp_empty.out.h5
+            grp_dsets.out.h5
+            grp_nested.out.h5
+            simple_group.out.h5
+            grp_rename.out.h5
+            grp_dsets_rename.out.h5
+            A_B1_simple.out.h5
+            A_B2_simple2.out.h5
+            C_D_simple.out.h5
+            E_F_grp_dsets.out.h5
+            G_H_grp_nested.out.h5
+            region_ref.out.h5
+            ext_link.out.h5
+            ext_link_f.out.h5
+            ext_dangle_noobj.out.h5
+            ext_dangle_noobj_f.out.h5
+            ext_dangle_nofile.out.h5
+            ext_dangle_nofile_f.out.h5
+            ext_link_group.out.h5
+            ext_link_group_f.out.h5
+            samefile1.out.h5
+            samefile2.out.h5
+            h5copy_misc1.out.h5
+            h5copy_misc1.out.out
+            h5copy_misc1.out.out.err
+    )
+    set_tests_properties (H5COPY-clearall-objects PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
+    if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+      set_tests_properties (H5COPY-clearall-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+    endif (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    set (last_test "H5COPY-clearall-objects")
+  endif (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+
+  # "Test copying various forms of datasets"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (simple 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s simple -d simple)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (chunk 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s chunk -d chunk)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (compact 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s compact -d compact)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (compound 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s compound -d compound)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (compressed 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s compressed -d compressed)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (named_vl 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s named_vl -d named_vl)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (nested_vl 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s nested_vl -d nested_vl)
+
+  # "Test copying dataset within group in source file to root of destination"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (simple_top 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s grp_dsets/simple -d simple_top)
+
+  # "Test copying & renaming dataset"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (dsrename 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s compound -d rename)
+
+  # "Test copying empty, 'full' & 'nested' groups"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (grp_empty 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s grp_empty -d grp_empty)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (grp_dsets 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s grp_dsets -d grp_dsets)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (grp_nested 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s grp_nested -d grp_nested)
+
+  # "Test copying dataset within group in source file to group in destination"
+  ADD_H5_TEST2 (simple_group 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 grp_dsets grp_dsets -v -s /grp_dsets/simple -d /grp_dsets/simple_group)
+
+  # "Test copying & renaming group"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (grp_rename 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s grp_dsets -d grp_rename)
+
+  # "Test copying 'full' group hierarchy into group in destination file"
+  ADD_H5_TEST2 (grp_dsets_rename 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 grp_dsets grp_rename -v -s grp_dsets -d /grp_rename/grp_dsets)
+
+  # "Test copying objects into group hier. that doesn't exist yet in destination file"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (A_B1_simple 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -vp -s simple -d /A/B1/simple)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (A_B2_simple2 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -vp -s simple -d /A/B2/simple2)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (C_D_simple 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -vp -s /grp_dsets/simple -d /C/D/simple)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (E_F_grp_dsets 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -vp -s /grp_dsets -d /E/F/grp_dsets)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (G_H_grp_nested 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -vp -s /grp_nested -d /G/H/grp_nested)
+
+############# COPY REFERENCES ##############
+
+  # "Test copying object and region references"
+  ADD_H5_F_TEST (region_ref 2 ${HDF_FILE2}.h5 ref -v -s / -d /COPY)
+
+############# COPY EXT LINKS ##############
+
+  # "Test copying external link directly without -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (ext_link 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_dset -d /copy1_dset)
+
+  # "Test copying external link directly with -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_F_TEST (ext_link_f 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 ext -v -s /group_ext/extlink_dset -d /copy2_dset)
+
+  # "Test copying dangling external link (no obj) directly without -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (ext_dangle_noobj 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet1 -d /copy_dangle1_1)
+
+  # "Test copying dangling external link (no obj) directly with -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_F_TEST (ext_dangle_noobj_f 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 ext -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet1 -d /copy_dangle1_2)
+
+  # "Test copying dangling external link (no file) directly without -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (ext_dangle_nofile 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet2 -d /copy_dangle2_1)
+
+  # "Test copying dangling external link (no file) directly with -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_F_TEST (ext_dangle_nofile_f 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 ext -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet2 -d /copy_dangle2_2)
+
+  # "Test copying a group contains external links without -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_TEST (ext_link_group 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 -v -s /group_ext -d /copy1_group)
+
+  # "Test copying a group contains external links with -f ext"
+  ADD_H5_F_TEST (ext_link_group_f 2 ${HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE}.h5 ext -v -s /group_ext -d /copy2_group)
+
+############# Test misc. ##############
+
+  #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+  # "Test copying object into group which doesn't exist, without -p"
+  #
+  ADD_H5_CMP_TEST (h5copy_misc1 1 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 -v -s /simple -d /g1/g2/simple)
+
+  #-------------------------------------------
+  # "Test copying objects to the same file "
+  #
+  # - dataset
+  ADD_H5_TEST_SAME (samefile1 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 /simple /simple -v -s /simple -d /simple_cp)
+  # - group with some datasets
+  ADD_H5_TEST_SAME (samefile2 0 ${HDF_FILE1}.h5 /grp_dsets /grp_dsets -v -s /grp_dsets -d /grp_dsets_cp)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/Makefile.am b/tools/test/h5copy/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root
+# of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the
+# root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and
+# is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at
+# http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.
+##
+## Makefile.am
+## Run automake to generate a Makefile.in from this file.
+#
+# HDF5 Library Makefile(.in)
+#
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
+
+# Include src and tools/lib directories
+AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib
+
+# Test programs and scripts
+TEST_PROG=h5copygentest
+TEST_SCRIPT=testh5copy.sh
+
+check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
+SCRIPT_DEPEND=../../src/h5copy/h5copy$(EXEEXT)
+
+# This is our main target, the h5copy tool
+check_PROGRAMS=$(TEST_PROG)
+
+# source file for the test file generator
+h5copygentest_SOURCES=h5copygentest.c
+
+# All programs depend on the hdf5 and h5tools libraries
+LDADD=$(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
+
+# Temporary files.  *.h5 are generated by h5dumpgentest.  They should
+# copied to the testfiles/ directory if update is required.
+CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.h5
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7669702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1004 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+ * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+ * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+ * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
+ * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have          *
+ * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * Generate the binary hdf5 file for the h5copy tests
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include "H5private.h"
+
+/* HDF file names */
+#define HDF_FILE1                "h5copytst.h5"
+#define HDF_FILE1_NEW            "h5copytst_new.h5"
+#define HDF_FILE2                "h5copy_ref.h5"
+#define HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE         "h5copy_extlinks_src.h5"
+#define HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE         "h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5"
+
+/* objects in HDF_FILE1 */
+#define DATASET_SIMPLE          "simple"
+#define DATASET_CHUNK           "chunk"
+#define DATASET_COMPACT         "compact"
+#define DATASET_COMPOUND        "compound"
+#define DATASET_COMPRESSED      "compressed"
+#define DATASET_NAMED_VL        "named_vl"
+#define DATASET_NESTED_VL       "nested_vl"
+#define DATASET_ATTR		"dset_attr"
+#define ATTR			"attr"
+#define GROUP_EMPTY             "grp_empty"
+#define GROUP_DATASETS          "grp_dsets"
+#define GROUP_NESTED            "grp_nested"
+#define GROUP_ATTR		"grp_attr"
+
+/* Obj reference */
+#define OBJ_REF_DS "Dset1"
+#define OBJ_REF_GRP "Group"
+/* Region reference */
+#define REG_REF_DS1 "Dset_REGREF"
+#define REG_REF_DS2 "Dset2"
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_simple
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a simple dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_simple(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {6};
+    int     buf[6]  = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_SIMPLE, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_chunked
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a chunked dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_chunked(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did, pid;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {6};
+    hsize_t chunk_dims[1] = {2};
+    int     buf[6]  = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create property plist */
+    pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    H5Pset_chunk(pid, 1, chunk_dims);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_CHUNK, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, pid, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Pclose(pid);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_compact
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a compact dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_compact(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did, pid;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {6};
+    int     buf[6]  = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create property plist  */
+    pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    H5Pset_layout (pid,H5D_COMPACT);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_COMPACT, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, pid, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Pclose(pid);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_compound
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a compound dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_compound(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    typedef struct s_t
+    {
+        char str1[20];
+        char str2[20];
+    } s_t;
+    hid_t   sid, did, tid_c, tid_s;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {2};
+    s_t     buf[2]  = {{"str1", "str2"}, {"str3", "str4"}};
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create a compound type */
+    tid_c = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s_t));
+    tid_s = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1);
+    H5Tset_size(tid_s, 20);
+
+    H5Tinsert(tid_c, "str1", HOFFSET(s_t,str1), tid_s);
+    H5Tinsert(tid_c, "str2", HOFFSET(s_t,str2), tid_s);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_COMPOUND, tid_c, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, tid_c, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Tclose(tid_c);
+    H5Tclose(tid_s);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_compressed
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a compressed dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_compressed(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did, pid;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {6};
+    hsize_t chunk_dims[1] = {2};
+    int     buf[6]  = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create property plist for chunk*/
+    pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
+    H5Pset_chunk(pid, 1, chunk_dims);
+
+    /* set the deflate filter */
+#if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE)
+    H5Pset_deflate(pid, 1);
+#endif
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_COMPRESSED, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, pid, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Pclose(pid);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_named_vl
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a variable lenght named datatype for a dataset in
+                LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_named_vl(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did, tid;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {2};
+    hvl_t   buf[2];
+
+    /* allocate and initialize VL dataset to write */
+    buf[0].len = 1;
+    buf[0].p = HDmalloc( 1 * sizeof(int));
+    ((int *)buf[0].p)[0]=1;
+    buf[1].len = 2;
+    buf[1].p = HDmalloc( 2 * sizeof(int));
+    ((int *)buf[1].p)[0]=2;
+    ((int *)buf[1].p)[1]=3;
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create datatype */
+    tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+
+    /* create named datatype */
+    H5Tcommit2(loc_id, "vl", tid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_NAMED_VL, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, tid, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid,sid,H5P_DEFAULT,buf);
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Tclose(tid);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_nested_vl
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a nested variable length dataset in LOC_ID
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_nested_vl(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   sid, did, tid1, tid2;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {2};
+    hvl_t   buf[2];
+    hvl_t   *tvl;
+
+    /* allocate and initialize VL dataset to write */
+    buf[0].len = 1;
+    buf[0].p = HDmalloc( 1 * sizeof(hvl_t));
+    tvl = (hvl_t *)buf[0].p;
+    tvl->p = HDmalloc( 1 * sizeof(int) );
+    tvl->len = 1;
+    ((int *)tvl->p)[0]=1;
+
+    buf[1].len = 1;
+    buf[1].p = HDmalloc( 1 * sizeof(hvl_t));
+    tvl = (hvl_t *)buf[1].p;
+    tvl->p = HDmalloc( 2 * sizeof(int) );
+    tvl->len = 2;
+    ((int *)tvl->p)[0]=2;
+    ((int *)tvl->p)[1]=3;
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /* create datatype */
+    tid1 = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+
+    /* create nested VL datatype */
+    tid2 = H5Tvlen_create(tid1);
+
+    /* create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_NESTED_VL, tid2, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* write */
+    H5Dwrite(did, tid2, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf);
+
+    /* close */
+    H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid2,sid,H5P_DEFAULT,buf);
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Tclose(tid1);
+    H5Tclose(tid2);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    gent_att_compound_vlstr
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Generate a dataset and a group.
+ *		Both has an attribute with a compound datatype consisting 
+ *		of a variable length string
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_att_compound_vlstr(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    typedef struct { /* Compound structure for the attribute */
+        int i;
+        char *v;
+    } s1;
+    hsize_t dim[1] = {1};	/* Dimension size */
+    hid_t sid = -1; 		/* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t tid = -1; 		/* Datatype ID */
+    hid_t aid = -1; 		/* Attribute ID */
+    hid_t did = -1; 		/* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t gid = -1; 		/* Group ID */
+    hid_t vl_str_tid = -1;	/* Variable length datatype ID */
+    hid_t cmpd_tid = -1;	/* Compound datatype ID */
+    hid_t null_sid = -1;	/* Null dataspace ID */
+    s1 buf;			/* Buffer */
+
+    buf.i = 9;
+    buf.v = "ThisIsAString";
+
+    /* Create an integer datatype */
+    tid = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+
+    /* Create a variable length string */
+    vl_str_tid = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1);
+    H5Tset_size(vl_str_tid, H5T_VARIABLE);
+
+    /* Create a compound datatype with a variable length string and an integer */
+    cmpd_tid = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1));
+    H5Tinsert(cmpd_tid, "i", HOFFSET(s1, i), tid);
+    H5Tinsert(cmpd_tid, "v", HOFFSET(s1, v), vl_str_tid);
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    null_sid = H5Screate(H5S_NULL);
+    did = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, DATASET_ATTR, H5T_NATIVE_INT, null_sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Attach an attribute with the compound datatype to the dataset */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dim, dim);
+    aid = H5Acreate2(did, ATTR, cmpd_tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Write the attribute */
+    buf.i = 9;
+    buf.v = "ThisIsAString";
+    H5Awrite(aid, cmpd_tid, &buf);
+
+    /* Close the dataset and its attribute */
+    H5Dclose(did);
+    H5Aclose(aid);
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, GROUP_ATTR, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Attach an attribute with the compound datatype to the group */
+    aid = H5Acreate2(gid, ATTR, cmpd_tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    H5Awrite(aid, cmpd_tid, &buf);
+
+    /* Close the group and its attribute */
+    H5Aclose(aid);
+    H5Gclose(gid);
+
+    /* Close dataspaces */
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+    H5Sclose(null_sid);
+
+    /* Close datatypes */
+    H5Tclose(tid);
+    H5Tclose(vl_str_tid);
+    H5Tclose(cmpd_tid);
+
+} /* gen_att_compound_vlstr() */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gent_datasets
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate all datasets in a particular location
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_datasets(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    gent_simple(loc_id);
+    gent_chunked(loc_id);
+    gent_compact(loc_id);
+    gent_compound(loc_id);
+    gent_compressed(loc_id);
+    gent_named_vl(loc_id);
+    gent_nested_vl(loc_id);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gent_empty_group
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate an empty group in a location
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_empty_group(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   gid;
+
+    /* Create group in location */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, GROUP_EMPTY, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Release resources */
+    H5Gclose(gid);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gent_nested_datasets
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate a group in a location and populate it with the "standard"
+ *    datasets
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_nested_datasets(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   gid;
+
+    /* Create group in location */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, GROUP_DATASETS, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Add datasets to group created */
+    gent_datasets(gid);
+
+    /* Release resources */
+    H5Gclose(gid);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gent_nested_group
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate a group in a location and populate it with another group
+ *    containing the "standard" datasets
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void gent_nested_group(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t   gid;
+
+    /* Create group in location */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, GROUP_NESTED, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /* Add datasets to group created */
+    gent_nested_datasets(gid);
+
+    /* Release resources */
+    H5Gclose(gid);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gen_obj_ref
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate object references to dataset and group
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 23, 2010)
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static herr_t gen_obj_ref(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t sid=0, oid=0;
+    hsize_t dims1[1]={3};
+    hsize_t dims2[1]={2};
+    int data[3] = {10,20,30};
+    int status;
+
+    /*---------------------
+     * create obj references to the previously created objects.
+     * Passing -1 as reference is an object.*/
+    hobj_ref_t or_data[2];  /* write buffer */
+    herr_t ret = SUCCEED;
+
+    /*--------------
+     * add dataset */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims1, NULL);
+    if (sid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Screate_simple failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    oid = H5Dcreate2 (loc_id, OBJ_REF_DS, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (oid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    status = H5Dwrite(oid, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, data);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dwrite failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    H5Dclose(oid);
+    H5Sclose(sid);
+
+    /*--------------
+     * add group  */
+    oid = H5Gcreate2 (loc_id, OBJ_REF_GRP, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (oid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Gcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    H5Gclose(oid);
+
+    status = H5Rcreate (&or_data[0], loc_id, OBJ_REF_DS, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Rcreate failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    status = H5Rcreate (&or_data[1], loc_id, OBJ_REF_GRP, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Rcreate failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (1, dims2, NULL);
+    if (sid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Screate_simple failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    oid = H5Dcreate2 (loc_id, "Dset_OBJREF", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid, H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (oid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    status = H5Dwrite(oid, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, or_data);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dwrite failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+out:
+    if(oid > 0)
+        H5Dclose(oid);
+    if(sid > 0)
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gen_region_ref
+ *
+ * Purpose: Generate dataset region references
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 23, 2010)
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static herr_t gen_region_ref(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t sid=0, oid1=0, oid2=0;
+    int status;
+    herr_t ret = SUCCEED;
+    char  data[3][16] = {"The quick brown", "fox jumps over ", "the 5 lazy dogs"};
+    hsize_t dims2[2] = {3,16};
+    hsize_t coords[4][2] = { {0,1}, {2,11}, {1,0}, {2,4} };
+    hdset_reg_ref_t  rr_data[2];
+    hsize_t start[2] = {0,0};
+    hsize_t stride[2] = {2,11};
+    hsize_t count[2] = {2,2};
+    hsize_t block[2] = {1,3};
+    hsize_t dims1[1] = {2};
+
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (2, dims2, NULL);
+    if (sid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Screate_simple failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* create normal dataset which is refered */
+    oid2 = H5Dcreate2 (loc_id, REG_REF_DS2, H5T_STD_I8LE, sid, H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (oid2 < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write values to dataset */
+    status = H5Dwrite (oid2, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, data);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dwrite failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* select elements space for reference */
+    status = H5Sselect_elements (sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, 4, coords[0]);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Sselect_elements failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* create region reference from elements space */
+    status = H5Rcreate (&rr_data[0], loc_id, REG_REF_DS2, H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Rcreate failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* select hyperslab space for reference */
+    status = H5Sselect_hyperslab (sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Sselect_hyperslab failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* create region reference from hyperslab space */
+    status = H5Rcreate (&rr_data[1], loc_id, REG_REF_DS2, H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Rcreate failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    H5Sclose (sid);
+
+    /* Create dataspace. */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple (1, dims1, NULL);
+    if (sid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Screate_simple failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* create region reference dataset */
+    oid1 = H5Dcreate2 (loc_id, REG_REF_DS1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid, H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (oid1 < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write data as region references */
+    status = H5Dwrite (oid1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rr_data);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dwrite failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+out:
+    if (oid1 > 0)
+        H5Dclose (oid1);
+    if (oid2 > 0)
+        H5Dclose (oid2);
+    if (sid > 0)
+        H5Sclose (sid);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: Test_Obj_Copy
+ *
+ * Purpose: Testing with various objects
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void Test_Obj_Copy(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid = -1;		        /* File id */
+    hid_t fapl_new = (-1);	        /* File access property id */
+    unsigned new_format;		/* New format or old format */
+
+    if((fapl_new = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS)) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: H5Pcreate failed.\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if(H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl_new, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: H5Pset_libver_bounds failed.\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* Test with old & new format groups */
+    for(new_format = FALSE; new_format <= TRUE; new_format++) {
+    
+        /* Set the FAPL for the type of format */
+        /* Create source file */
+        if(new_format)
+	    fid = H5Fcreate(HDF_FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_new);
+	else
+	    fid = H5Fcreate(HDF_FILE1_NEW, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        if(fid < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error: H5Fcreate failed.\n");
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        gent_datasets(fid);
+        gent_empty_group(fid);
+        gent_nested_datasets(fid);
+        gent_nested_group(fid);
+	gent_att_compound_vlstr(fid);
+
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+        fid = (-1);
+    } /* end for */
+
+out:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * Close
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    if(fid > 0)
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+    if(fapl_new > 0)
+        H5Pclose(fapl_new);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: Test_Ref_Copy
+ *
+ * Purpose: Testing with various references
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void Test_Ref_Copy(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid=0;
+    herr_t status;
+
+    fid = H5Fcreate (HDF_FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (fid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s> H5Fcreate failed.\n", HDF_FILE2);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* add object reference */
+    status = gen_obj_ref(fid);
+    if (status < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to generate object reference.\n");
+
+    /* add region reference */
+    status = gen_region_ref(fid);
+    if (status < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to generate region reference.\n");
+
+out:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * Close
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    if(fid > 0)
+        H5Fclose(fid);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gen_extlink_trg
+ *
+ * Purpose: generate target external link objs
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 03, 2010)
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static herr_t gen_extlink_trg(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t gid=0, tid=0;
+    int status;
+    herr_t ret = SUCCEED;
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * Groups
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /*--------------
+     * target file */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, "group", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (gid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Gcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /*--------------
+     * add dataset */
+     gent_simple(loc_id);
+
+    /*--------------------
+     * add named datatype
+     */
+     tid = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+     status = H5Tcommit2(loc_id, "datatype", tid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Tcommit2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+out:
+    if(gid > 0)
+        H5Gclose(gid);
+    if(tid > 0)
+        H5Tclose(tid);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: gen_extlink_src
+ *
+ * Purpose: generate source external link objs
+ *
+ * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 03, 2010)
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static herr_t gen_extlink_src(hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    hid_t gid=0;
+    int status;
+    herr_t ret = SUCCEED;
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * Groups
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(loc_id, "/group_ext", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (gid < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Gcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * External links
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* link to dataset */
+    status = H5Lcreate_external(HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE, "/simple", gid, "extlink_dset", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Lcreate_external failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* link to group */
+    status = H5Lcreate_external(HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE, "/group", gid, "extlink_grp", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Lcreate_external failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* link to datatype */
+    status = H5Lcreate_external(HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE, "/datatype", gid, "extlink_datatype", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Lcreate_external failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* dangling link - no obj*/
+    status = H5Lcreate_external(HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE, "notyet", gid, "extlink_notyet1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Lcreate_external failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* dangling link - no file */
+    status = H5Lcreate_external("notyet_file.h5", "notyet", gid, "extlink_notyet2", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (status < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Lcreate_external failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
+        ret = FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+out:
+    if(gid > 0)
+        H5Gclose(gid);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: Test_Extlink_Copy
+ *
+ * Purpose: gerenate external link files
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void Test_Extlink_Copy(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid1=0;
+    hid_t fid2=0;
+    herr_t status;
+
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate (HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (fid1 < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s> H5Fcreate failed.\n", HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    fid2 = H5Fcreate (HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (fid2 < 0)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s> H5Fcreate failed.\n", HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* add links to source external link file */
+    status = gen_extlink_src(fid1);
+    if (status < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s> gen_extlink_src failed.\n", HDF_EXT_SRC_FILE);
+
+    /* add objs to target external link file */
+    status = gen_extlink_trg(fid2);
+    if (status < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s> gen_extlink_trg failed.\n", HDF_EXT_TRG_FILE);
+
+out:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * Close
+    *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    if(fid1 > 0)
+        H5Fclose(fid1);
+    if(fid2 > 0)
+        H5Fclose(fid2);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: main
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    Test_Obj_Copy();
+    Test_Ref_Copy();
+    Test_Extlink_Copy();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5 b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b8621e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.out.ls b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.out.ls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0134714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.out.ls
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Opened "./testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_src.out.h5" with sec2 driver.
+/                        Group
+    Location:  1:96
+    Links:     1
+/copy1_dset              Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:800
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/copy1_group             Group
+    Location:  1:4696
+    Links:     1
+/copy1_group/extlink_datatype External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//datatype}
+/copy1_group/extlink_dset External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//simple}
+/copy1_group/extlink_grp External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//group}
+/copy1_group/extlink_notyet1 External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//notyet}
+/copy1_group/extlink_notyet2 External Link {notyet_file.h5//notyet}
+/copy2_dset              Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:4216
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/copy2_group             Group
+    Location:  1:5128
+    Links:     1
+/copy2_group/extlink_datatype Type
+    Location:  1:6328
+    Links:     1
+    Type:      shared-1:6328 32-bit little-endian integer
+/copy2_group/extlink_dset Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:5496
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/copy2_group/extlink_grp Group
+    Location:  1:6288
+    Links:     1
+/copy2_group/extlink_notyet1 External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//notyet}
+/copy2_group/extlink_notyet2 External Link {notyet_file.h5//notyet}
+/copy_dangle1_1          External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//notyet}
+/copy_dangle1_2          External Link {h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5//notyet}
+/copy_dangle2_1          External Link {notyet_file.h5//notyet}
+/copy_dangle2_2          External Link {notyet_file.h5//notyet}
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5 b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a0242d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_misc1.out b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_misc1.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1624f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_misc1.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Copying file <./testfiles/h5copytst.h5> and object </simple> to file <./testfiles/h5copy_misc1.out.h5> and object </g1/g2/simple>
+Error in copy...Exiting
+h5copy error: group </g1> doesn't exist. Use -p to create parent groups.
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.h5 b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd727e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.out.ls b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.out.ls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d685af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copy_ref.out.ls
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Opened "./testfiles/h5copy_ref.out.h5" with sec2 driver.
+/                        Group
+    Location:  1:96
+    Links:     1
+/COPY                    Group
+    Location:  1:1464
+    Links:     1
+/COPY/Dset1              Dataset {3/3}
+    Location:  1:1504
+    Links:     2
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/COPY/Dset2              Dataset {3/3, 16/16}
+    Location:  1:1960
+    Links:     3
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      8-bit integer
+/COPY/Dset_OBJREF        Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:5184
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      object reference
+/COPY/Dset_REGREF        Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:5304
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      dataset region reference
+/COPY/Group              Group
+    Location:  1:2096
+    Links:     3
+/~obj_pointed_by_2096    Group, same as /COPY/Group
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.h5 b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d1cbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.out.ls b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.out.ls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4044aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst.out.ls
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+Opened "./testfiles/h5copytst.out.h5" with sec2 driver.
+/                        Group
+    Location:  1:96
+    Links:     1
+/A                       Group
+    Location:  1:84304
+    Links:     1
+/A/B1                    Group
+    Location:  1:85008
+    Links:     1
+/A/B1/simple             Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:84176
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/A/B2                    Group
+    Location:  1:88544
+    Links:     1
+/A/B2/simple2            Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:88416
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/C                       Group
+    Location:  1:91752
+    Links:     1
+/C/D                     Group
+    Location:  1:92456
+    Links:     1
+/C/D/simple              Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:91624
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/E                       Group
+    Location:  1:106368
+    Links:     1
+/E/F                     Group
+    Location:  1:107072
+    Links:     1
+/E/F/grp_dsets           Group
+    Location:  1:94568
+    Links:     1
+/E/F/grp_dsets/chunk     Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:98752
+    Links:     1
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/compact   Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:99208
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/compound  Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:99344
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+               } 40 bytes
+/E/F/grp_dsets/compressed Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:101656
+    Links:     1
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/named_vl  Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:105920
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:106048 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/nested_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:106096
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/simple    Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:106240
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/E/F/grp_dsets/vl        Type
+    Location:  1:106048
+    Links:     2
+    Type:      shared-1:106048 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/G                       Group
+    Location:  1:122016
+    Links:     1
+/G/H                     Group
+    Location:  1:122720
+    Links:     1
+/G/H/grp_nested          Group
+    Location:  1:109096
+    Links:     1
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets Group
+    Location:  1:109888
+    Links:     1
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/chunk Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:114072
+    Links:     1
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/compact Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:114528
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/compound Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:114664
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+               } 40 bytes
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/compressed Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:116976
+    Links:     1
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/named_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:121240
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:121368 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/nested_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:121416
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/simple Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:121560
+    Links:     1
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/vl Type
+    Location:  1:121368
+    Links:     2
+    Type:      shared-1:121368 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/chunk                   Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:6312
+    Links:     1
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
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diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.h5 b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd820ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.out.ls b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.out.ls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9df6b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testfiles/h5copytst_new.out.ls
@@ -0,0 +1,502 @@
+#############################
+Expected output for 'h5ls ../testfiles/h5copytst_new.out.h5'
+#############################
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
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+    Type:      struct {
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+/E/F/grp_dsets/nested_vl Dataset {2/2}
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+/G/H/grp_nested/grp_dsets/compressed Dataset {6/6}
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+    Location:  1:28174
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+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
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+/grp_dsets/compressed    Dataset {6/6}
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+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
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+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
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+    Location:  1:28497
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Type:      shared-1:28497 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
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+    Location:  1:27693
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
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+/grp_nested/grp_dsets/compressed Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:36658
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+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
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+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
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+    Location:  1:36828
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+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:36768 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_nested/grp_dsets/nested_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:37083
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_nested/grp_dsets/simple Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:36249
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_nested/grp_dsets/vl Type
+    Location:  1:36768
+    Links:     2
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Type:      shared-1:36768 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename              Group
+    Location:  1:47077
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+/grp_rename/chunk        Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:48047
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/compact      Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:47400
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/compound     Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:47503
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+               } 40 bytes
+/grp_rename/compressed   Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:47716
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets    Group
+    Location:  1:55269
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/chunk Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:56239
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/compact Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:55592
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/compound Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:55695
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+               } 40 bytes
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/compressed Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:55908
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Chunks:    {2} 8 bytes
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Filter-0:  deflate-1 OPT {1}
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/named_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:56078
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:56018 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/nested_vl Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:56333
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/simple Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:55499
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/grp_dsets/vl Type
+    Location:  1:56018
+    Links:     2
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Type:      shared-1:56018 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/named_vl     Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:47886
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:47826 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/nested_vl    Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:48141
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/simple       Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:47307
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/grp_rename/vl           Type
+    Location:  1:47826
+    Links:     2
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Type:      shared-1:47826 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/named_vl                Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:8657
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      shared-1:8606 variable length of
+                   32-bit little-endian integer
+/nested_vl               Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:22942
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      variable length of
+                   variable length of
+                       32-bit little-endian integer
+/rename                  Dataset {2/2}
+    Location:  1:27240
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      struct {
+                   "str1"             +0    20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+                   "str2"             +20   20-byte null-terminated ASCII string
+               } 40 bytes
+/simple                  Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:800
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
+/simple_top              Dataset {6/6}
+    Location:  1:25099
+    Links:     1
+    Modified:  XXXX-XX-XX XX:XX:XX XXX
+    Storage:   <details removed for portability>
+    Type:      32-bit little-endian integer
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in b/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1478a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,607 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root
+# of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the
+# root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and
+# is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at
+# http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.
+#
+# Tests for the h5copy tool
+#
+# Pedro Vicente Nunes (pvn@hdfgroup.org), Albert Cheng (acheng@hdfgroup.org)
+# Thursday, July 20, 2006
+#
+
+srcdir=@srcdir@
+
+# source dirs
+SRC_TOOLS="$srcdir/../.."
+SRC_TOOLS_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/testfiles"
+# testfiles source dirs for tools
+SRC_H5LS_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS_TESTFILES"
+SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS_TESTFILES"
+SRC_H5DIFF_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5diff/testfiles"
+SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5copy/testfiles"
+SRC_H5REPACK_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5repack/testfiles"
+SRC_H5JAM_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5jam/testfiles"
+SRC_H5STAT_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5stat/testfiles"
+SRC_H5IMPORT_TESTFILES="$SRC_TOOLS/test/h5import/testfiles"
+
+TESTNAME=h5copy
+EXIT_SUCCESS=0
+EXIT_FAILURE=1
+
+######################################################################
+# test files
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# All the test files copy from source directory to test directory
+# NOTE: Keep this framework to add/remove test files.
+#       Any test files from other tools can be used in this framework.
+#       This list are also used for checking exist.
+#       Comment '#' without space can be used.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# List of files that will be copied over to local test dir
+LIST_HDF5_TEST_FILES="
+$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES/h5copytst.h5
+$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES/h5copy_ref.h5
+$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5
+$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES/h5copy_extlinks_trg.h5
+"
+
+# List of expect files that will be copied over to local test dir
+LIST_OTHER_TEST_FILES="
+$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES/h5copy_misc1.out
+"
+
+H5COPY=../../src/h5copy/h5copy               # The tool name
+H5COPY_BIN=`pwd`/$H5COPY    # The path of the tool binary
+H5DIFF=../../src/h5diff/h5diff               # The h5diff tool name
+H5DIFF_BIN=`pwd`/$H5DIFF    # The path of the h5diff tool binary
+H5LS=../../src/h5ls/h5ls                   # The h5ls tool name
+H5LS_ARGS=-Svr              # Arguments to the h5ls tool
+H5LS_BIN=`pwd`/$H5LS # The path of the h5ls tool binary
+
+RM='rm -rf'
+CMP='cmp -s'
+DIFF='diff -c'
+CP='cp'
+DIRNAME='dirname'
+LS='ls'
+AWK='awk'
+
+nerrors=0
+verbose=yes
+h5haveexitcode=yes	    # default is yes
+
+TESTDIR=./testfiles
+test -d $TESTDIR || mkdir $TESTDIR
+
+# RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
+if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
+    h5haveexitcode=no
+fi
+
+#
+# copy test files and expected output files from source dirs to test dir
+#
+COPY_TESTFILES="$LIST_HDF5_TEST_FILES $LIST_OTHER_TEST_FILES"
+
+COPY_TESTFILES_TO_TESTDIR()
+{
+    # copy test files. Used -f to make sure get a new copy
+    for tstfile in $COPY_TESTFILES
+    do
+        # ignore '#' comment
+        echo $tstfile | tr -d ' ' | grep '^#' > /dev/null
+        RET=$?
+        if [ $RET -eq 1 ]; then
+            # skip cp if srcdir is same as destdir
+            # this occurs when build/test performed in source dir and
+            # make cp fail
+            SDIR=`$DIRNAME $tstfile`
+            INODE_SDIR=`$LS -i -d $SDIR | $AWK -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+            INODE_DDIR=`$LS -i -d $TESTDIR | $AWK -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+            if [ "$INODE_SDIR" != "$INODE_DDIR" ]; then
+    	        $CP -f $tstfile $TESTDIR
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    echo "Error: FAILED to copy $tstfile ."
+                
+                    # Comment out this to CREATE expected file
+                    exit $EXIT_FAILURE
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+CLEAN_TESTFILES_AND_TESTDIR()
+{
+    # skip rm if srcdir is same as destdir
+    # this occurs when build/test performed in source dir and
+    # make cp fail
+    SDIR=$SRC_H5COPY_TESTFILES
+    INODE_SDIR=`$LS -i -d $SDIR | $AWK -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+    INODE_DDIR=`$LS -i -d $TESTDIR | $AWK -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+    if [ "$INODE_SDIR" != "$INODE_DDIR" ]; then
+        $RM $TESTDIR
+    fi
+}
+
+
+# Print a "SKIP" message
+SKIP() {
+	 TESTING $H5COPY $@
+	  echo  " -SKIP-"
+}
+
+# Print a line-line message left justified in a field of 70 characters
+# beginning with the word "Testing".
+TESTING() 
+{
+    SPACES="                                                               "
+    echo "Testing $* $SPACES" |cut -c1-70 |tr -d '\012'
+}
+
+# Print a line-line message left justified in a field of 70 characters
+# beginning with the word "Verifying".
+#
+VERIFY() 
+{
+    SPACES="                                                               "
+    echo "Verifying h5diff output $* $SPACES" | cut -c1-70 | tr -d '\012'
+}
+
+# Print a line-line message left justified in a field of 70 characters
+# beginning with the word "Verifying".
+#
+VERIFY_OUTPUT() 
+{
+    SPACES="                                                               "
+    echo "Verifying output files $* $SPACES" | cut -c1-70 | tr -d '\012'
+}
+
+# Source in the output filter function definitions.
+. $srcdir/../../../bin/output_filter.sh
+
+# Run a test and print PASS or *FAIL*. If h5copy can complete
+# with exit status 0, consider it pass. If a test fails then increment
+# the `nerrors' global variable.
+# Assumed arguments:
+# $1 is -i
+# $2 is input file
+# $3 is -o
+# $4 is output file
+# $* everything else arguments for h5copy.
+
+TOOLTEST() 
+{
+    actualout="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualout"
+    actualerr="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualerr"
+    runh5diff=yes
+    if [ "$1" = -i ]; then
+        inputfile=$2
+    else
+        if [ "$1" = -f ]; then
+            inputfile=$4
+        else
+            inputfile=$3
+        fi
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+    if [ "$3" = -o ]; then
+        outputfile=$4
+    else 
+        if [ "$1" = -f ]; then
+            outputfile=$6
+        else
+            outputfile=$5
+        fi
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+  
+    TESTING $H5COPY $@
+    (
+        echo "#############################"
+        echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+        echo "#############################"
+        $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN $@
+    ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+    RET=$?
+    if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        echo "failed result is:"
+        cat $actualout
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    else
+        echo " PASSED"
+    
+        if [ $runh5diff != no ]; then
+            H5DIFFTEST $inputfile $outputfile $7 $9
+        fi
+
+        # Clean up output file
+        if test -z "$HDF5_NOCLEANUP"; then
+            rm -f $actualout $actualerr $outputfile
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# TOOLTEST back-to-back
+TOOLTEST_PREFILL() 
+{
+    actualout="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualout"
+    actualerr="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualerr"
+    runh5diff=yes
+    if [ "$1" = -i ]; then
+        inputfile=$2
+    else
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+    if [ "$3" = -o ]; then
+        outputfile=$4
+    else 
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+    
+    grp_name=$5
+    grp_name2=$6
+    obj_name=$7
+    obj_name2=$8
+  
+    TESTING $H5COPY $@
+    (
+        echo "#############################"
+        echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+        echo "#############################"
+        $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN  -i $inputfile -o $outputfile -v -s $grp_name -d $grp_name2 
+    ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+    RET=$?
+    if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        echo "failed result is:"
+        cat $actualout
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    else
+        TESTING $H5COPY $@
+        (
+            echo "#############################"
+            echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+            echo "#############################"
+            $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN  -i $inputfile -o $outputfile -v -s $obj_name -d $obj_name2 
+        ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+        RET=$?
+        if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+            echo "*FAILED*"
+            echo "failed result is:"
+            cat $actualout
+            nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+        else
+            echo " PASSED"
+    
+            if [ $runh5diff != no ]; then
+                H5DIFFTEST $inputfile $outputfile $obj_name $obj_name2
+            fi
+        
+            # Clean up output file
+            if test -z "$HDF5_NOCLEANUP"; then
+                rm -f $actualout $actualerr $outputfile
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# TOOLTEST back-to-back
+TOOLTEST_SAME() 
+{
+    actualout="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualout"
+    actualerr="$TESTDIR/tooltest.actualerr"
+    runh5diff=yes
+    if [ "$1" = -i ]; then
+        inputfile=$2
+    else
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+    if [ "$3" = -o ]; then
+        outputfile=$4
+    else 
+        runh5diff=no
+    fi
+    
+    grp_name=$5
+    grp_name2=$6
+  
+    TESTING $H5COPY $@
+    (
+        echo "#############################"
+        echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+        echo "#############################"
+        $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN  -i $inputfile -o $outputfile -v -s $grp_name -d $grp_name 
+    ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+    RET=$?
+    if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        echo "failed result is:"
+        cat $actualout
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    else
+        TESTING $H5COPY $@
+        (
+            echo "#############################"
+            echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+            echo "#############################"
+            $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN  -i $outputfile -o $outputfile -v -s $grp_name -d $grp_name2 
+        ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+        RET=$?
+        if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+            echo "*FAILED*"
+            echo "failed result is:"
+            cat $actualout
+            nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+        else
+            echo " PASSED"
+    
+            if [ $runh5diff != no ]; then
+                H5DIFFTEST $outputfile $outputfile $grp_name $grp_name2
+            fi
+        
+            # Clean up output file
+            if test -z "$HDF5_NOCLEANUP"; then
+                rm -f $actualout $actualerr $outputfile
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+
+# Compare the two text files
+# PASS if same
+# FAIL if different, and show the diff
+#
+# Assumed arguments:
+# $1 is text file1 (expected output)
+# $2 is text file2 (actual output)
+CMP_OUTPUT()
+{
+    expect=$1
+    actual=$2
+
+    VERIFY_OUTPUT $@
+    if [ ! -f $expect ]; then
+        # Create the expect file if it doesn't yet exist.
+        echo " CREATED"
+        cp $actual $expect
+    elif $CMP $expect $actual; then
+        echo " PASSED"
+    else
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        echo "    Expected output differs from actual output"
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+        test yes = "$verbose" && $DIFF $expect $actual |sed 's/^/    /'
+    fi
+}
+
+TOOLTEST_FAIL() 
+{
+    expectout="$TESTDIR/$1"
+    actualout="$TESTDIR/$1.actualout"
+    actualerr="$TESTDIR/$1.actualerr"
+    actualout_sav=${actualout}-sav
+    actualerr_sav=${actualerr}-sav
+    shift
+    if [ "$1" = -i ]; then
+        inputfile=$2
+    fi
+    if [ "$3" = -o ]; then
+        outputfile=$4
+    fi
+
+    TESTING $H5COPY $@
+    (
+        #echo "#############################"
+        #echo " output for '$H5COPY $@'"
+        #echo "#############################"
+        $RUNSERIAL $H5COPY_BIN $@
+    ) > $actualout 2> $actualerr
+
+    RET=$?
+    # save actualout and actualerr in case they are needed later.
+    cp $actualout $actualout_sav
+    STDOUT_FILTER $actualout
+    cp $actualerr $actualerr_sav
+    STDERR_FILTER $actualerr
+    if [ $RET != 0 ]; then
+        echo " PASSED"
+        # Verifying output text from h5copy
+        if [ "$expectout" != "SKIP" ]; then
+            # combine stderr to stdout to compare the output at once.
+            # We may seperate stdout and stderr later.
+            cat $actualerr >> $actualout
+            CMP_OUTPUT $expectout $actualout
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        echo "failed result is:"
+        cat $actualout
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    fi
+   
+
+    # Clean up output file
+    if test -z "$HDF5_NOCLEANUP"; then
+        rm -f $actualout $actualerr $actualout_sav $actualerr_sav $outputfile
+    fi
+}
+
+
+# Call the h5diff tool
+#
+H5DIFFTEST() 
+{
+    VERIFY  $@
+    $RUNSERIAL $H5DIFF_BIN -q "$@" 
+    RET=$?
+    if [ $RET != 0 ] ; then
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    else
+        echo " PASSED"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Call the h5diff tool with a call that is expected to fail
+#
+H5DIFFTEST_FAIL() 
+{
+    VERIFY  $@
+    $RUNSERIAL $H5DIFF_BIN -q "$@" 
+    RET=$?
+
+    if [ $h5haveexitcode = 'yes' -a $RET != 1 ] ; then
+        echo "*FAILED*"
+        nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    else
+        echo " PASSED"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Copy single datasets of various forms from one group to another,
+#       adding object copied to the destination file each time
+#
+# Assumed arguments:
+# <none>
+COPY_OBJECTS() 
+{
+    TESTFILE="$TESTDIR/h5copytst.h5"
+
+    echo "Test copying various forms of datasets"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/simple.out.h5 -v -s simple     -d simple
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/chunk.out.h5 -v -s chunk      -d chunk
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/compact.out.h5 -v -s compact    -d compact
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/compound.out.h5 -v -s compound   -d compound
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/compressed.out.h5 -v -s compressed -d compressed
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/named_vl.out.h5 -v -s named_vl   -d named_vl
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/nested_vl.out.h5 -v -s nested_vl  -d nested_vl
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/dset_attr.out.h5 -v -s /dset_attr  -d /dset_attr
+
+    echo "Test copying dataset within group in source file to root of destination"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/simple_top.out.h5 -v -s grp_dsets/simple  -d simple_top
+
+    echo "Test copying & renaming dataset"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/dsrename.out.h5 -v -s compound   -d rename
+
+    echo "Test copying empty, 'full' & 'nested' groups"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_empty.out.h5 -v -s grp_empty  -d grp_empty
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_dsets.out.h5 -v -s grp_dsets  -d grp_dsets
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_nested.out.h5 -v -s grp_nested -d grp_nested
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_attr.out.h5 -v -s grp_attr -d grp_attr
+
+    echo "Test copying dataset within group in source file to group in destination"
+    TOOLTEST_PREFILL -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/simple_group.out.h5 grp_dsets grp_dsets /grp_dsets/simple /grp_dsets/simple_group
+
+    echo "Test copying & renaming group"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_rename.out.h5 -v -s grp_dsets  -d grp_rename
+
+    echo "Test copying 'full' group hierarchy into group in destination file"
+    TOOLTEST_PREFILL -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/grp_dsets_rename.out.h5 grp_dsets grp_rename grp_dsets /grp_rename/grp_dsets
+
+    echo "Test copying objects into group hier. that doesn't exist yet in destination file"
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/A_B1_simple.out.h5 -vp -s simple    -d /A/B1/simple
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/A_B2_simple2.out.h5 -vp -s simple    -d /A/B2/simple2
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/C_D_simple.out.h5 -vp -s /grp_dsets/simple    -d /C/D/simple
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/E_F_grp_dsets.out.h5 -vp -s /grp_dsets -d /E/F/grp_dsets
+    TOOLTEST -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/G_H_grp_nested.out.h5 -vp -s /grp_nested -d /G/H/grp_nested
+}
+
+# Copy references in various way.
+#
+# Assumed arguments:
+# <none>
+COPY_REFERENCES() 
+{
+    TESTFILE="$TESTDIR/h5copy_ref.h5"
+
+    echo "Test copying object and region references"
+    TOOLTEST -f ref -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/region_ref.out.h5 -v -s / -d /COPY
+}
+
+# Copy external links.
+# adding to the destination file each time compare the result
+#
+# Assumed arguments:
+# <none>
+COPY_EXT_LINKS() 
+{
+    TESTFILE="$TESTDIR/h5copy_extlinks_src.h5"
+
+    echo "Test copying external link directly without -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -v -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_link.out.h5 -s /group_ext/extlink_dset -d /copy1_dset
+
+    echo "Test copying external link directly with -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -f ext -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_link_f.out.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_dset -d /copy2_dset
+
+    echo "Test copying dangling external link (no obj) directly without -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -v -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_dangle_noobj.out.h5 -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet1 -d /copy_dangle1_1
+
+    echo "Test copying dangling external link (no obj) directly with -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -f ext -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_dangle_noobj_f.out.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet1 -d /copy_dangle1_2
+
+    echo "Test copying dangling external link (no file) directly without -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -v -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_dangle_nofile.out.h5 -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet2 -d /copy_dangle2_1
+
+    echo "Test copying dangling external link (no file) directly with -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -f ext -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_dangle_nofile_f.out.h5 -v -s /group_ext/extlink_notyet2 -d /copy_dangle2_2
+
+    echo "Test copying a group contains external links without -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -v -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_link_group.out.h5 -s /group_ext -d /copy1_group
+
+    echo "Test copying a group contains external links with -f ext"
+    TOOLTEST -f ext -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/ext_link_group_f.out.h5 -v -s /group_ext -d /copy2_group
+}
+
+# Test misc.
+#
+# Assumed arguments:
+# <none>
+TEST_MISC() 
+{
+    TESTFILE="$TESTDIR/h5copytst.h5"
+
+    echo "Test copying object into group which doesn't exist, without -p"
+    TOOLTEST_FAIL h5copy_misc1.out -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/h5copy_misc1.out.h5 -v -s /simple  -d /g1/g2/simple
+
+    echo "Test copying objects to the same file "
+    TOOLTEST_SAME -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/samefile1.out.h5 /simple /simple_cp 
+    TOOLTEST_SAME -i $TESTFILE -o $TESTDIR/samefile2.out.h5 /grp_dsets /grp_dsets_cp
+}
+
+##############################################################################
+###           T H E   T E S T S                                            ###
+##############################################################################
+# prepare for test
+COPY_TESTFILES_TO_TESTDIR
+
+# Start tests
+COPY_OBJECTS 
+COPY_REFERENCES
+COPY_EXT_LINKS
+TEST_MISC
+
+# Clean up temporary files/directories
+CLEAN_TESTFILES_AND_TESTDIR
+
+if test $nerrors -eq 0 ; then
+    echo "All $TESTNAME tests passed."
+    exit $EXIT_SUCCESS
+else
+    echo "$TESTNAME tests failed with $nerrors errors."
+    exit $EXIT_FAILURE
+fi