add test for template, file, and copy with hardlinks

test/integration/targets/template/tasks/main.yml

@@ -306,6 +306,46 @@
     that:
     - "template_result|changed"
 
+## demonstrate copy module failing to overwrite a file that's been hard linked
+## https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/10834
+
+- name: ensure test dir is absent
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/10834.2_test
+    state: absent
+
+- name: create test dir
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/10834.2_test
+    state: directory
+
+- name: template out test file to system 1
+  template:
+    src: foo.j2
+    dest: /tmp/10834.2_test/test_file
+
+# not an issue when not hard linked
+- name: template out test file to system 2
+  template:
+    src: foo.j2
+    dest: /tmp/10834.2_test/test_file
+
+- name: make hard link
+  file:
+    src: /tmp/10834.2_test/test_file
+    dest: /tmp/10834.2_test/test_file_hardlink
+    state: hard
+
+- name: template out test file to system 3
+  template:
+    src: foo.j2
+    dest: /tmp/10834.2_test/test_file
+
+- name: cleanup
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/10834.2_test
+    state: absent
+
 - name: change var for the template
   set_fact:
     templated_var: "templated_var_loaded"