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| -rw-r--r-- | src/ls.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -942,7 +942,12 @@ gobble_file (name, explicit_arg, dirname) get_link_name (path, &files[files_index]); linkpath = make_link_path (path, files[files_index].linkname); - if (linkpath && stat (linkpath, &linkstats) == 0) + /* Avoid following symbolic links when possible, ie, when + they won't be traced and when no indicator is needed. */ + if (linkpath + && ((explicit_arg && format != long_format) + || indicator_style != none) + && stat (linkpath, &linkstats) == 0) { /* Symbolic links to directories that are mentioned on the command line are automatically traced if not being |