1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/engine/match_test.go b/internal/engine/match_test.go
index 93311df..63bb54a 100644
--- a/internal/engine/match_test.go
+++ b/internal/engine/match_test.go
@@ -416,3 +416,47 @@ func TestDuplicateWarningsShareOneFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestRuleDuplicateWarningShortensThePath: a duplicate check that fails on
+// the file itself is reported on the rule with the path shortened and not
+// repeated raw inside the cause, like the directory-level warnings (plan 11
+// review L7).
+func TestRuleDuplicateWarningShortensThePath(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getuid() == 0 {
+		t.Skip("root reads a chmod 000 file")
+	}
+	h := sandbox(t)
+	dl := filepath.Join(h, "dl")
+	os.MkdirAll(dl, 0o755)
+	old := time.Date(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	for _, n := range []string{"a.txt", "b.txt"} {
+		p := filepath.Join(dl, n)
+		os.WriteFile(p, []byte("same size"), 0o644)
+		os.Chtimes(p, old, old)
+	}
+	os.Chmod(filepath.Join(dl, "a.txt"), 0)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { os.Chmod(filepath.Join(dl, "a.txt"), 0o644) })
+	main := writeConfig(t, h, `(include "dl")`, map[string]string{"dl": "(path \"~/dl\")\n(rule \"dups\" (when (duplicate)) (move \"Dupes\"))\n"})
+	e, errs := Load(main)
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		t.Fatal(errs)
+	}
+	r, err := e.Match(context.Background(), e.Dirs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	found := false
+	for _, fm := range append(append([]FileMatch{}, r.Matched...), r.Unmatched...) {
+		for _, w := range fm.Warnings {
+			if strings.Contains(w, h) {
+				t.Errorf("%s: warning repeats the raw path: %q", fm.File.Rel, w)
+			}
+			if w == "dups: duplicate check failed: ~/dl/a.txt: open: permission denied" {
+				found = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("no shortened rule warning for a.txt: %+v %+v", r.Matched, r.Unmatched)
+	}
+}