diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index c463450..83e7a92 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.214 2007/01/08 17:36:14 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.215 2007/01/08 18:04:33 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -283,36 +283,37 @@
 # Defaults
 #####
 
-ACTUALLENGTH  = False           # Show actual file lengths
-ADAPTREFRESH  = True            # Dynamically adjust refresh intervals
-AFTERCLEAR    = True            # Clear all selections following REFRESHAFTER
-AFTERWAIT     = 1               # Seconds to wait before REFRESHAFTER
-AUTOREFRESH   = True            # Automatically refresh the directory display?
-CMDMENUSORT   = False           # Sort the command menu?
-CMDSHELL      = ""              # No CMDSHELL processing
-DEBUGLEVEL    = 0               # No debug output
-DEFAULTSEP    = "==>"           # Default separator in PROMPT and YES definitions
-DOTFILE       = '.'             # Leading string of files suppressed by HIDEDOTFILES
-FORCEUNIXPATH = False           # Force Unix path separators regardless of OS
-HIDEDOTFILES  = False           # Suppress display of files begining with DOTFILE
-INVERTFILTER  = False           # Invert wildcard filtering logic
-ISODATE       = False           # Display date/time in ISO 8601 Format
-MAXMENU       = 32              # Maximum length of displayed menu
-MAXMENUBUF    = 250             # Maximum size of internal menu buffer
-MAXNESTING    = 32              # Maximum depth of nested variable definitions
-NODETAILS     = False           # True means details can never be displayed
-NONAVIGATE    = False           # True means that all directory navigation is prevented
-REFRESHINT    = 5000            # Interval (ms) for automatic refresh
-QUOTECHAR     = '\"'            # Character to use when quoting Built-In Variables
-SORTBYFIELD   = "Name"          # Field to use as sort key
-SORTREVERSE   = False           # Reverse specified sort order?
-SORTSEPARATE  = True            # Separate Directories and Files in sorted displays?
-SYMDIR        = True            # Sort symlinks pointing to directories as directories
-USETHREADS    = False           # Use threads on Unix?
-USEWIN32ALL   = True            # Use win32all features if available?
-WARN          = True            # Warnings on?
-WILDNOCASE    = False           # Turns on case-insensitive wildcard matching
-WIN32ALLON    = True            # Flag for toggling win32all features while running
+ACTUALLENGTH    = False           # Show actual file lengths
+ADAPTREFRESH    = True            # Dynamically adjust refresh intervals
+AFTERCLEAR      = True            # Clear all selections following REFRESHAFTER
+AFTERWAIT       = 1               # Seconds to wait before REFRESHAFTER
+AUTOREFRESH     = True            # Automatically refresh the directory display?
+CMDMENUSORT     = False           # Sort the command menu?
+CMDSHELL        = ""              # No CMDSHELL processing
+DEBUGLEVEL      = 0               # No debug output
+DEFAULTSEP      = "==>"           # Default separator in PROMPT and YES definitions
+DOTFILE         = '.'             # Leading string of files suppressed by HIDEDOTFILES
+FORCEUNIXPATH   = False           # Force Unix path separators regardless of OS
+HIDEDOTFILES    = False           # Suppress display of files begining with DOTFILE
+INVERTFILTER    = False           # Invert wildcard filtering logic
+ISODATE         = False           # Display date/time in ISO 8601 Format
+MAXMENU         = 32              # Maximum length of displayed menu
+MAXMENUBUF      = 250             # Maximum size of internal menu buffer
+MAXNESTING      = 32              # Maximum depth of nested variable definitions
+NODETAILS       = False           # True means details can never be displayed
+NONAVIGATE      = False           # True means that all directory navigation is prevented
+QUOTECHAR       = '\"'            # Character to use when quoting Built-In Variables
+REFRESHINT      = 5000            # Interval (ms) for automatic refresh
+RESOLVSYMLINKS  = False           # Show absolute path of symlink target
+SORTBYFIELD     = "Name"          # Field to use as sort key
+SORTREVERSE     = False           # Reverse specified sort order?
+SORTSEPARATE    = True            # Separate Directories and Files in sorted displays?
+SYMDIR          = True            # Sort symlinks pointing to directories as directories
+USETHREADS      = False           # Use threads on Unix?
+USEWIN32ALL     = True            # Use win32all features if available?
+WARN            = True            # Warnings on?
+WILDNOCASE      = False           # Turns on case-insensitive wildcard matching
+WIN32ALLON      = True            # Flag for toggling win32all features while running
 
 # Wildcards are case-insensitive on Win32 by default
 
@@ -4682,10 +4683,17 @@
     #  Include symlink details as necessary
     if details[0] == 'l':
 
+        # Symlink targets can be displayed as defined (default)
+        # or expanded to their absolute path string.
+        
+        if RESOLVSYMLINKS:
+            f = os.path.realpath(currentdir + name)
+        else:
+            f = os.readlink(currentdir + name)
+
         # Strip trailing path separator
         # This will be handled by the caller
 
-        f = os.readlink(currentdir + name)
         if f[-1] == PSEP:
             f = f[:-1]
 
@@ -5343,6 +5351,7 @@
                      "ISODATE":ISODATE,
                      "NODETAILS":NODETAILS,
                      "NONAVIGATE":NONAVIGATE,
+                     "RESOLVSYMLINKS":RESOLVSYMLINKS,
                      "SORTREVERSE":SORTREVERSE,
                      "SORTSEPARATE":SORTSEPARATE,
                      "SYMDIR":SYMDIR,