`ls -l` cannot display files in directory which is symbolic link

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a directory symlink and compare ls -l A with ls -a A and ls A. Trace the Rust implementation of ls for symlinked directories and identify why the long listing produces only the symlink entry. Done means ls -l displays the contents of the symlink target as expected.

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Description

U - ls

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In the directory which is symbolic link of other located directory, ls -l cannot display anything
For example, If the A directory is symbolic link of B directory

>> ls -l A
lrwxrwxrwx 1 somebody somegroup 0 Jun 3 08:38 . -> B

It's all. but ls -a and ls works normally

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