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The result of rtk ls -la is equivalent to rtk ls, which leads to the loss of some info. #1672
Description
Problem
When running rtk ls -la, the permissions column (-rw-r--r--) and ownership columns (user group) are entirely stripped from output. The result:
# Native ls -la
-rw-r--r--@ 1 user staff 6144 May 1 23:00 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r-- 1 user staff 984 May 1 22:00 __init__.py
# rtk ls -la
.DS_Store 6.0K
__init__.py 984B
Users pass -la specifically to check permissions and ownership. Removing these columns makes -la equivalent to plain ls and forces a re-run without rtk when permissions actually matter.
Proposed Solution
Convert the permissions column to octal notation instead of deleting it:
# Expected
644 .DS_Store 6.0K
644 __init__.py 984B
Octal (644, 755, 600) is:
- More compact than
-rw-r--r--(still saves tokens) - More precise — no ambiguity about setuid/setgid/sticky bits
- Machine-parseable — consistent 3-4 digit format
- What programmers already think in — nobody mentally translates
rwxto bits
Comparison
| Approach | Token count | Info preserved |
|---|---|---|
Raw -rw-r--r--@ |
~13 chars | Full |
| Strip entirely (current) | 0 | None |
Octal 644 |
3-4 chars | Permission bits |
| Octal + owner | 3-4 + N chars | Permission + ownership |
The octal approach is the sweet spot — compact yet informative.
Activity
pszymkowiak commentedon May 2, 2026
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bugmediumSummary
rtk ls filter strips permissions and ownership columns when -la is passed, losing the primary information users request with those flags; proposed fix: convert permissions to compact octal notation.
Triaged automatically by wshm · This is an automated analysis, not a human review.
fix(ls): preserve permission info as octal when -l/-la is passed
fix(ls): preserve permission info as octal when -l/-la is passed
ryana-0154 commentedon May 2, 2026
Will be fixed with #1675
fix(ls): preserve permission info as octal when -l/-la is passed
fix(ls): preserve permission info as octal when -l/-la is passed
chore: sync fork with upstream rtk-ai/rtk v0.43.0 (#22)