Basically I want do the following:
ls -l[+someflags]
(or by some other means) that will only display files that are symbolic links
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For only "hidden" folders - dot folders, try:
ls -l .**
Yes, the two asterisks are necessary, otherwise you'll also get . and .. in the results.
For symlinks, well, try the symlinks program:
symlinks -v .
(shows all symlinks under current directory)