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

[Garrett D'Amore]

Darren J Moffat wrote:
> Joerg Schilling wrote:
>> I don't like to see -/ nor -% in ls(1) and am not willing to aprove 
>> this case.
>
> At this time you are not a PSARC member so you don't have the ability 
> to not approve it.  

Sure he does.  He just doesn't have the authority to *approve it*.  So 
his statement here means nothing. :-)

> Someone who is a PSARC member may choose to agree with you and take 
> the decision to derail the case.  While I am a PSARC member and I'm 
> would have preferred something different than -/ and -% I don't feel 
> strongly enough to derail this case.
>
> I think long options may actually be a worse outcome if it is done 
> just for these two new bits of functionality without considering all 
> of the other ls(1) usage.

Agreed.

I would ask the project team to consider what options GNU ls uses, and 
try to avoid clashes within that much more narrowly defined namespace, 
though.  Especially as it is somewhat likely that some users will choose 
to use GNU ls (color-ls) as their default ls program.


    -- Garrett