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

[Don Cragun]

>Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:16:26 -0700
>From: "Garrett D'Amore" <Garrett.Damore at sun.com>
>
>At some point in the future, will it be logical that these extensions 
>could become part of GNU ls?  Has anyone approached the GNU folks for 
>input?  I'd hate to wind up with future incompatibilities between GNU ls 
>and Solaris ls if it could easily be avoided by having communication now?
>

It is always possible.  Since GNU has added lsattr, it seems less
likely.  If they decide to go this way there should be no problem
(except that the extended attributes team has chosen to make the
interfaces ls needs to get and display attributes consolidation
private).

 - Don

>    -- Garrett