Following symlinks is a questionable default about kondo HOT 4 CLOSED

Thanks for a quick reply!

For precedent, -L is a common option flag for following links. I'm not sure what situation you'd really want that for this tool, but I see no problem with making it possible for a user who does.

The filesystem thing is more niche, to be sure, especially if you're not following links.

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I agree that kondo dhouldn't follow symlinks by default or at least have an option to disable such behavior, or have an option to exclude certain directories from searching. Same situation as issue opener, scanned my proton prefixes.

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Thanks for raising this issue! I've disabled symlink following by default, you'll now be able to opt-in via a CLI flag.

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Oh, nasty. Thank you for raising this.

I'm of the mind to change symlinks to default nofollow, and expose the option with a flag.

I don't have much experience with multiple filesystems, I don't see an immediate issue with allowing crossing filesystem boundaries if they're within the directories you've specified. This could be a flag too!

I've been planning out a refactor, so these will get some attention.

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