> From: Roland Mainz <roland.mainz at nrubsig.org> > > Joerg Schilling wrote: > > Roland Mainz <roland.mainz at nrubsig.org> wrote: > > > Markus Gyger wrote: > > > > I patched ksh93n+ back then so that cd -@ could be used to access > > > > extended file attributes (instead of having to use runat). Patch is at > > > > http://www.blastwave.org/mantis/show_news?f_project_id=0000027 > > > > > > http://www.blastwave.org/~mgyger/ast.diff.gz is the lastest patch, right > > > ? > > > > > > > (dated, of course). > > > > > > How common are the XATTR extension, e.g. is there any other OS which > > > supports this feature+userspace API ? Is there any other shell which > > > supports "cd -@" ? > > > > Currently only Solaris supports it but other OS are underway to implement full > > NFSv4 support which usually includes XATTR support. > > Is the XATTR userspace API some kind of standard (UnixXXX or something > like that) ? >
No, the extended attributes interfaces in Solaris are not specified by the standards.
