Broken symlinks (i.e. symlinks without target) are not shown any different from those with a target.
[operator@beta] ~ $ touch good
[operator@beta] ~ $ ln -s good good_symlink
[operator@beta] ~ $ ln -s bad bad_symlink
[operator@beta] ~ $ ll *symlink
lrwxrwxrwx 1 operator users 3 Aug 16 13:25 bad_symlink -> bad
lrwxrwxrwx 1 operator users 4 Aug 16 13:25 good_symlink -> good
[root@beta] ~ # touch good
[root@beta] ~ # ln -s good good_symlink
[root@beta] ~ # ln -s bad bad_symlink
[root@beta] ~ # ll *symlink
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Aug 16 13:24 bad_symlink -> bad
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Aug 16 13:24 good_symlink -> good
COLORLS has a separate attribute for broken symlinks and as we use symlinks for e.g. gateware (firmware) files it would be very beneficial to show those.
Broken symlinks (i.e. symlinks without target) are not shown any different from those with a target.
COLORLS has a separate attribute for broken symlinks and as we use symlinks for e.g. gateware (firmware) files it would be very beneficial to show those.