Index: sys/boot/common/ls.c
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/ls.c
+++ sys/boot/common/ls.c
@@ -60,26 +60,26 @@
 {
     int		fd;
     struct stat	sb;
-    struct 	dirent *d;
+    struct	dirent *d;
     char	*buf, *path;
     char	lbuf[128];		/* one line */
     int		result, ch;
     int		verbose;
-	
+
     result = CMD_OK;
     fd = -1;
     verbose = 0;
     optind = 1;
     optreset = 1;
     while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "l")) != -1) {
-	switch(ch) {
+	switch (ch) {
 	case 'l':
 	    verbose = 1;
 	    break;
 	case '?':
 	default:
 	    /* getopt has already reported an error */
-	    return(CMD_OK);
+	    return (CMD_OK);
 	}
     }
     argv += (optind - 1);
@@ -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;
@@ -124,9 +145,8 @@
     pager_close();
     if (fd != -1)
 	close(fd);
-    if (path != NULL)
-	free(path);
-    return(result);
+    free(path);		/* ls_getdir() did allocate path */
+    return (result);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -145,6 +165,11 @@
 
     /* one extra byte for a possible trailing slash required */
     path = malloc(strlen(*pathp) + 2);
+    if (path == NULL) {
+	snprintf(command_errbuf, sizeof (command_errbuf),
+	    "out of memory");
+	goto out;
+    }
     strcpy(path, *pathp);
 
     /* Make sure the path is respectable to begin with */
@@ -153,7 +178,7 @@
 	    "bad path '%s'", path);
 	goto out;
     }
-    
+
     /* If there's no path on the device, assume '/' */
     if (*cp == 0)
 	strcat(path, "/");
@@ -176,12 +201,12 @@
     }
 
     *pathp = path;
-    return(fd);
+    return (fd);
 
  out:
     free(path);
     *pathp = NULL;
     if (fd != -1)
 	close(fd);
-    return(-1);
+    return (-1);
 }