Fix -a output order to match ls: non-hidden files first, hidden files last, with '.' and '..' at the top

Author: sheida-shab

implement-shell-tools/ls/ls.py

@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@
 for path in paths :
     files_list=os.listdir(path)
     files_list.sort(key=str.lower)
+
+    # Divide into hidden and non-hidden
+    non_hidden = [f for f in files_list if not f.startswith(".")]
+    hidden = [f for f in files_list if f.startswith(".")]
+
+    # Sort each list
+    non_hidden.sort(key=str.lower)
+    hidden.sort(key=str.lower)
+
+    # Add '.' and '..' at the start if -a
+    if args.a:
+        files_list = ['.', '..'] + non_hidden + hidden
+    else:
+        files_list = non_hidden
+           
 for item in files_list :
   if args.one and args.a :
      print(item)