fix(explorer): always use --follow to make sure we see dir symlinks as dirs. Fixes #814

lua/snacks/explorer.lua

@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ function M.setup(event)
     local function handle(ev)
       if ev.file ~= "" and vim.fn.isdirectory(ev.file) == 1 then
         local picker = M.open({ cwd = ev.file })
-        local ref = picker:ref()
-        if vim.v.vim_did_enter == 0 then
+        if picker and vim.v.vim_did_enter == 0 then
           -- clear bufname so we don't try loading this one again
           vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(ev.buf, "")
           picker:show()
+          local ref = picker:ref()
           -- focus on UIEnter, since focusing before doesn't work
           vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("UIEnter", {
             once = true,

lua/snacks/picker/source/explorer.lua

@@ -184,7 +184,14 @@ function State:setup(opts, ctx)
   opts = Snacks.picker.util.shallow_copy(opts)
   opts.cmd = "fd"
   opts.cwd = self.cwd
-  opts.args = { "--type", "d", "--path-separator", "/", "--absolute-path" }
+  opts.args = {
+    "--type",
+    "d", -- include directories
+    "--path-separator", -- same everywhere
+    "/",
+    "--absolute-path", -- easier to work with
+    "--follow", -- always needed to make sure we see symlinked dirs as dirs
+  }
   self.all = #ctx.filter.search > 0
   if self.all then
     local picker = self.picker()