From 31aaaca68b15fab61bf8a5e2b0187111fae27f46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thorsten Töpper <atsutane@freethoughts.de>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 00:02:57 +0200
Subject: symlinks: destination can be resolved

---
 src/options.c | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

(limited to 'src/options.c')

diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index b975794..235792d 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct option long_options[] = {
     { "long-timestamp", no_argument, 0, 0 },
     { "print-boxed", no_argument, 0, 0 },
     { "print-header", no_argument, 0, 0 },
+    { "resolve-symlinks", no_argument, 0, 0 },
     { "reverse-sort", no_argument, 0, 0 },
     { "show-hidden-entries", no_argument, 0, 0 },
     { "sort-by", required_argument, 0, 0 },
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ bool option_sort_reverse_order = false;
 enum esort_type option_sort_type = SORT_BY_SIZE;
 bool option_print_boxed_table = false;
 bool option_print_header = false;
+bool option_resolve_symlinks = false;
 bool option_show_hidden_entries = false;
 bool option_timestamp_long = false;
 char *option_format_string = NULL;
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ void usage(char *executable) {
             "Print a boxed table");
     fprintf(stderr, " %-25s %2s %10s  - %s\n", "--print-header", "-H", "",
             "Print a header above the columns");
+    fprintf(stderr, " %-25s %2s %10s  - %s\n", "--resolve-symlinks", "", "",
+            "the destination (name) of a symlink is resolved");
     fprintf(stderr, " %-25s %2s %10s  - %s\n", "--reverse-sort", "", "",
             "Sort reversed");
     fprintf(stderr, " %-25s %2s %10s  - %s\n", "--show-hidden-entries", "-a", "",
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ void usage(char *executable) {
     fprintf(stderr, " C - change time\n");
     fprintf(stderr, " G - group name\n");
     fprintf(stderr, " g - group id\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, " l - symlink (--resolve-symlinks required)\n");
     fprintf(stderr, " M - modification time\n");
     fprintf(stderr, " n - file name\n");
     fprintf(stderr, " p - permissions\n");
@@ -111,6 +116,11 @@ void set_option(const char *option_name, char *option_argument) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (strcmp("resolve-symlinks", option_name) == 0) {
+        option_resolve_symlinks = true;
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (strcmp("reverse-sort", option_name) == 0) {
         option_sort_reverse_order = true;
         return;
-- 
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