Yes! --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir is the only feature of ls I'm missing.
When I ls a symlink to a dir, I simply want to see inside of what it's pointing at, not the filename.

Would be great to have that feature. I like sorting directories first, and links to directories do not get placed on top without this option.

Also would be great if there was symlink indicator even with this option toggled.

I would really like to see this. exa seems to behave like ls -H already in most cases (except when using -T, filed as #549), but an equivalent to -L would be useful, in particular with -T (though with -T it would need some kind of loop detection).

It's been around for years now?? Wow .. okay, just another guy interested in -L (and maybe-H).

This is a quite fundamental parameter of ls .. I am a bit puzzled that this has not been implemented from the very beginning ...

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Yes! --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir is the only feature of ls I'm missing.
When I ls a symlink to a dir, I simply want to see inside of what it's pointing at, not the filename.

I wholeheartedly agree! If a symlink is to a dir, it’s for a reason.

I've been using unix for decades and only just became aware of the ls --dereference, and I'm surprised that exa doesn't implement it. Please implement this feature!