`ls -l` nlink-column padding grows linearly with file count when listed files have POSIX ACLs
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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
Start by reading the attached uutils_ls_acl_bug_report.md and reproducing the reported ls -l behavior with files that have POSIX ACLs. Then locate the ls implementation and its tests, and determine where nlink-column width is calculated. Done means the padding no longer grows linearly with the number of listed ACL-bearing files, with regression coverage for the reported case.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100