Transparent display of symlinks
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 275
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Description
Follow Symlinks without changing the path to the "actual" folder
Use Case: I have a Win/Linux dual boot setup on my laptop and symlink some folders into my home directory (like ~/Pictures etc.). When I enter this folder, the current path in fman changes to '/mnt/sda4/some_irrelevant_path/Pictures'. If I want to navigate from there to a non-shared directory, I currently have to go all the way up to '/' and from there to '/home//non_shared_dir/'. It'd be nicer if I could just follow the structure back up and end up at the symlink's location.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points, so first locate the file-manager navigation and symlink path-resolution code. Reproduce the dual-boot case with a symlinked folder, then verify that entering it preserves the symlink path and allows navigating back through that logical location to sibling directories.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100