[HDFS-1788] FsShell ls: Show symlinks properties - ASF JIRA

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Type: Improvement
Status: Open
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Unresolved
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: tools
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Description

ls FsShell command implementation has been consistent with the linux implementations of ls -l. With the addition of symlinks, I would expect the ability to show file type 'd' for directory, '-' for file, and 'l' for symlink. In addition, following the linkname entry for symlinks, I would expect the ability to show "-> <link target>". In linux, the default is to the the properties of the link and not of the link target. In linux, '-L' option allows for the dereferencing of symlinks to show link target properties, but it is not the default.