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feat: include symlinks in `--only-files`

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...or something smarter. At least let's keep this in mind, could be a footgun for users.

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> For file and directory counts
> ```
> eza --only-dirs | wc -l
> eza --only-files | wc -l
> ```
> Apparently symlinks are not included as files, so \#directory entries – \#files – \#dirs = \#symlinks?

_Originally posted by @holmesrichards in https://github.com/eza-community/eza/issues/341#issuecomment-1757724823_

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