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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/startupargs/TestRepositoryPathLong.java	2018-04-09 19:03:43.861833628 +0200
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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.startupargs;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Set repository path. Verify recording created in repo.
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=myrec,settings=profile -XX:FlightRecorderOptions=repository=./subdirectory/subdirectory1/subdirectory2/subdirectory3/subdirectory4/subdirectory5/subdirectory6/subdirectory7/subdirectory8/subdirectory9/subdirectory10/subdirectory11/subdirectory12/subdirectory13/subdirectory14/subdirectory15 jdk.jfr.startupargs.TestRepositoryPathLong
+ */
+public class TestRepositoryPathLong {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        final Path repo = Paths.get(
+                        "./subdirectory/subdirectory1/subdirectory2/subdirectory3/subdirectory4/subdirectory5/" +
+                        "subdirectory6/subdirectory7/subdirectory8/subdirectory9/subdirectory10/subdirectory11/" +
+                        "subdirectory12/subdirectory13/subdirectory14/subdirectory15");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(Files.isDirectory(repo), "Repo path does not exist: " + repo);
+
+        Path recordingPath = StartupHelper.findRecordingFileInRepo(repo);
+        System.out.println("recordingPath: " + recordingPath);
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(recordingPath, "Could not find recording file in repository " + repo);
+    }
+
+}