>From 81cd015244bdcaff4578abd0c9c3ff29b9b6533f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ken Irving <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:59:42 -0900
Subject: [PATCH] stat: added %L format

---
 doc/coreutils.texi |  1 +
 src/stat.c         | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index db24a75..9c731b5 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -11923,6 +11923,7 @@ The valid @var{format} directives for files with @option{--format} and
 @item %G - Group name of owner
 @item %h - Number of hard links
 @item %i - Inode number
+@item %L - Dereference symbolic link
 @item %m - Mount point (See note below)
 @item %n - File name
 @item %N - Quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link
diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index a739ae7..987f579 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -989,6 +989,20 @@ print_stat (char *pformat, size_t prefix_len, unsigned int m,
           free (linkname);
         }
       break;
+    case 'L':
+      if (S_ISLNK (statbuf->st_mode))
+        {
+          char *linkname = areadlink_with_size (filename, statbuf->st_size);
+          if (linkname == NULL)
+            {
+              error (0, errno, _("cannot read symbolic link %s"),
+                     quote (filename));
+              return true;
+            }
+          out_string (pformat, prefix_len, linkname);
+          free (linkname);
+        }
+      break;
     case 'd':
       out_uint (pformat, prefix_len, statbuf->st_dev);
       break;
@@ -1450,6 +1464,7 @@ The valid format sequences for files (without --file-system):\n\
       fputs (_("\
   %h   number of hard links\n\
   %i   inode number\n\
+  %L   dereference symbolic link\n\
   %m   mount point\n\
   %n   file name\n\
   %N   quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link\n\
-- 
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