[Bug]: Symlink to configuration file is ignored unless specified explicitly

[heavywatal]

Kind of Issue

Runtime - command-line tools

Tool or Library

cspell

Version

8.2.3

Supporting Library

Not sure

OS

Macos

OS Version

Sonoma 14.2.1

Description

cspell does not automatically read a configuration file if it is a symlink.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Define somenewword in a simple config file: cspell.yaml
2. Confirm it works: cspell trace somenewword
3. Rename it: mv cspell.yaml actual.yaml
4. Create a symlink to it: ln -s actual.yaml cspell.yaml
5. Try using it implicitly: cspell trace somenewword. The config is not loaded.
6. Use it explicitly: cspell trace somenewword --config cspell.yaml. The config is loaded.

Expected Behavior

cspell finds and reads cspell.yaml no matter whether it is a symlink or an actual file.

Additional Information

No response

cspell.json

No response

cspell.config.yaml

words:
  - somenewword

Example Repository

No response

Code of Conduct

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[heavywatal]

Confirmed v8.2.4 works as expected. Thank you very much for the prompt response!

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