ls(1) new command line options '-/' and '-%': CIFS system attributes support [PSARC/2007/394 FastTrack timeout 07/11/2007]

[Jeremy Harris]

Don Cragun wrote:
> 4. Technical Description
> 
> This case adds two new command line options '-/' and '-%' to ls(1) to
> support the extended system attributes added in PSARC case 2007/315.
> 
> I.Overview
> 
> The Extensible Attribute Interfaces (PSARC/2007/315) project introduced
> a number of extended system file attributes.  The system utilities need
> to be able to display and manipulate these new attributes.
> 
> This fasttrack case adds two new options ("-/ flag" and "-% timestamp")
> to the ls utility to display the new system attributes and to allow the
> file creation timestamp attribute to be used (as well as the atime,
> ctime, and mtime timestamps) for sorting the list of files displayed.

Linux seems to have a new command in this region: "lsattr".
Ref:  http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl1_lsattr.htm

Was this approach considered?  Do we risk incompatibility?

- Jeremy Harris