Index: sys/boot/common/ls.c
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/ls.c
+++ sys/boot/common/ls.c
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@
 	path = argv[1];
     }
 
+    if (stat(path, &sb) == 0 && !S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
+	if (verbose) {
+	    printf(" %c %8d %s\n",
+		typestr[sb.st_mode >> 12],
+		(int)sb.st_size, path);
+	} else {
+	    printf(" %c  %s\n",
+		typestr[sb.st_mode >> 12], path);
+	}
+	return (CMD_OK);
+    }
+
     fd = ls_getdir(&path);
     if (fd == -1) {
 	result = CMD_ERROR;
@@ -102,19 +114,28 @@
 
     while ((d = readdirfd(fd)) != NULL) {
 	if (strcmp(d->d_name, ".") && strcmp(d->d_name, "..")) {
-	    if (verbose) {
+	    if (d->d_type == 0 || verbose) {
 		/* stat the file, if possible */
 		sb.st_size = 0;
+		sb.st_mode = 0;
 		buf = malloc(strlen(path) + strlen(d->d_name) + 2);
-		sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", path, d->d_name);
-		/* ignore return, could be symlink, etc. */
-		if (stat(buf, &sb))
-		    sb.st_size = 0;
-		free(buf);
-		sprintf(lbuf, " %c %8d %s\n", typestr[d->d_type],
+		if (buf != NULL) {
+		    sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", path, d->d_name);
+		    /* ignore return, could be symlink, etc. */
+		    if (stat(buf, &sb)) {
+			sb.st_size = 0;
+			sb.st_mode = 0;
+		    }
+		    free(buf);
+		}
+	    }
+	    if (verbose) {
+		snprintf(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), " %c %8d %s\n",
+		    typestr[d->d_type? d->d_type:sb.st_mode >> 12],
 		    (int)sb.st_size, d->d_name);
 	    } else {
-		sprintf(lbuf, " %c  %s\n", typestr[d->d_type], d->d_name);
+		snprintf(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), " %c  %s\n",
+		    typestr[d->d_type? d->d_type:sb.st_mode >> 12], d->d_name);
 	    }
 	    if (pager_output(lbuf))
 		goto out;
@@ -124,8 +145,7 @@
     pager_close();
     if (fd != -1)
 	close(fd);
-    if (path != NULL)
-	free(path);
+    free(path);		/* ls_getdir() did allocate path */
     return(result);
 }
 
@@ -139,9 +159,8 @@
     struct stat	sb;
     int		fd;
     const char	*cp;
-    char	*path, *tail;
+    char	*path;
     
-    tail = NULL;
     fd = -1;
 
     /* one extra byte for a possible trailing slash required */