# Description
Fixes#6706.
I took a look at this issue and it seems that the issue is because the
path is canonicalized and thus derives to the target. I've tested it
locally by checking if the path is a symlink and acting accordingly to
not canonicalize it and it seems fine.
In current release if the target is deleted but the symlink remains and
one `ls`'s it, it throws a `directory not found` error. But with the fix
it still shows the symlink (with red background, indicating missing
target).
The change I've applied only triggers when `ls` is done on a symlink, on
all other counts it should basically do the same as before.
# User-Facing Changes
_(List of all changes that impact the user experience here. This helps
us keep track of breaking changes.)_
# Tests + Formatting
Don't forget to add tests that cover your changes.
Make sure you've run and fixed any issues with these commands:
- `cargo fmt --all -- --check` to check standard code formatting (`cargo
fmt --all` applies these changes)
- `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A
clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code
style
- `cargo test --workspace` to check that all tests pass
## List existing symlink and target
Current
```
ls a_symlink ╭───┬────────┬──────┬──────┬──────────────╮
│ # │ name │ type │ size │ modified │
├───┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────────────┤
│ 0 │ a_file │ file │ 0 B │ 20 hours ago │
╰───┴────────┴──────┴──────┴──────────────╯
```
With fix
```
ls a_symlink ╭───┬───────────┬─────────┬──────┬──────────────╮
│ # │ name │ type │ size │ modified │
├───┼───────────┼─────────┼──────┼──────────────┤
│ 0 │ a_symlink │ symlink │ 6 B │ 20 hours ago │
╰───┴───────────┴─────────┴──────┴──────────────╯
```
## List existing symlink with missing target
Current
```
ls symfile_x
Error: nu:🐚:directory_not_found (link)
× Directory not found
╭─[entry #13:1:1]
1 │ ls symfile_x
· ────┬────
· ╰── directory not found
╰────
```
With fix
```
ls symfile_x ╭───┬───────────┬─────────┬──────┬─────────────╮
│ # │ name │ type │ size │ modified │
├───┼───────────┼─────────┼──────┼─────────────┤
│ 0 │ symfile_x │ symlink │ 6 B │ 2 hours ago │
╰───┴───────────┴─────────┴──────┴─────────────╯
```
* Avoid extending the directory without globs in `nu_engine::glob_from`
* avoid joining a `*` to the directory without globs
* remove checks on directory permission and whether it is empty
The previous implemention of `nu_engine::glob_from` will extend the
given directory even if it containes no glob pattern. This commit
overcomes lack of consistency with the function `nu_glob::glob`.
* Add flag -D to ls, to list the directory itself instead of its contents
* add --directory (-d) flag to ls
* correct the difference between the given path and the cwd
* set default path to `.` instead of `./*` when --directory (-d) flag is true
* add comments
* add an example
* add tests
* fmt
