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diff --git a/test_dotfiles.py b/test_dotfiles.py
index ad4bba6..babe43c 100755
--- a/test_dotfiles.py
+++ b/test_dotfiles.py
@@ -254,6 +254,53 @@ class DotfilesTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         dotfiles.add([os.path.join(self.homedir, package_file)])
 
 
+    def test_single_sync(self):
+        """
+        Test syncing a single file in the repo
+
+        The following repo dir exists:
+
+        bashrc
+        netrc
+        vimrc
+
+        Syncing only vimrc should have the folowing sync result in home:
+
+        .vimrc -> Dotfiles/vimrc
+
+        """
+
+        # define the repository contents
+        repo_files = (
+            ('bashrc', False),
+            ('netrc',  False),
+            ('vimrc',  True))
+
+        # populate the repository
+        for dotfile, _ in repo_files:
+            touch(os.path.join(self.repository, dotfile))
+
+        dotfiles = core.Dotfiles(
+                homedir=self.homedir, repository=self.repository,
+                prefix='', ignore=[], externals={}, packages=[],
+                dry_run=False)
+
+        # sync only certain dotfiles
+        for dotfile, should_sync in repo_files:
+            if should_sync:
+                dotfiles.sync(files=['.%s' % dotfile])
+
+        # verify home directory contents
+        for dotfile, should_sync in repo_files:
+            if should_sync:
+                self.assertPathEqual(
+                    os.path.join(self.repository, dotfile),
+                    os.path.join(self.homedir, '.%s' % dotfile))
+            else:
+                self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(
+                    os.path.join(self.homedir, dotfile)))
+
+
 def suite():
     suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(DotfilesTestCase)
     return suite