ls: fix symlink target coloring for chains and extensions

src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs

@@ -3398,10 +3398,15 @@ fn display_item_name(
                         }
                     }
 
-                    match fs::metadata(&absolute_target) {
-                        Ok(_) => {
-                            let target_data =
-                                PathData::new(absolute_target, None, None, config, false);
+                    match fs::canonicalize(&absolute_target) {
+                        Ok(resolved_target) => {
+                            let target_data = PathData::new(
+                                resolved_target,
+                                None,
+                                target_path.file_name().map(|s| s.to_os_string()),
+                                config,
+                                false,
+                            );
                             name.push(color_name(
                                 escaped_target,
                                 &target_data,

tests/by-util/test_ls.rs

@@ -4951,6 +4951,36 @@ fn test_dereference_symlink_file_color() {
         .stdout_is(out_exp);
 }
 
+/// Symlink chain target should be colored by final target type, not as symlink (#8934).
+#[test]
+fn test_symlink_chain_target_color() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("file");
+    at.relative_symlink_file("file", "link1");
+    at.relative_symlink_file("link1", "link2");
+    let out = ucmd
+        .args(&["-l", "--color=always", "link2"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_move_str();
+    let target = out.split("->").nth(1).unwrap();
+    assert!(!target.contains("36m")); // 36m = cyan (symlink color)
+}
+
+/// Symlink target should be colored by extension (e.g., .tar.gz shows as archive color).
+#[test]
+fn test_symlink_target_extension_color() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("archive.tar.gz");
+    at.relative_symlink_file("archive.tar.gz", "link");
+    let out = ucmd
+        .env("LS_COLORS", "*.tar.gz=31")
+        .args(&["-l", "--color=always", "link"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_move_str();
+    let target = out.split("->").nth(1).unwrap();
+    assert!(target.contains("31m")); // 31 = red (our configured archive color)
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_tabsize_option() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());