ipfs ls operates on both files and directories
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### Checklist
- [X] I am reporting a documentation issue in this repo, not https://docs.ipfs.tech.
- [X] I have searched on the [issue tracker](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues?q=is%3Aissue) for my issue.
### Location
https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/255e64e49e837afce534555f3451e2cffe9f0dcb/core/commands/ls.go#L50
### Description
For some reason `ipfs ls` works on UnixFS files and lists the blocks and dag sizes linked from a file root. I don't know why but IIUC it's been that way for a while. We should either document this feature or error on it. The current setup is confusing.
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