ls -lF (long-listing + classifer) includes "@" trailing classifier when it shouldn't
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Description
gnu ls drops the link classifier during long-listing. uutils ls also drops the extra /. gnu clearly has an error but it is long-established behavior that it always appends / to directory symlinks.
/usr/bin/gnuls -lF . :
lrwxrwxrwx 1 xbmc users 19 Apr 27 10:26 test-videos -> /media/test-videos//
/usr/bin/ls -lF . :
lrwxrwxrwx 1 xbmc users 19 Apr 27 10:26 test-videos@ -> /media/test-videos/
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Reproduce the discrepancy with the issue's ls -lF commands using a directory symlink, then locate the Rust ls implementation and its long-listing classifier logic. Trace the expected handling of the trailing classifier and target slash, add or update coverage for this case, and verify the output matches the agreed GNU-compatible behavior.
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- rust
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