> > > Yet, the results from stat() don't distinguish the number spaces, > > > and "ls" doesn't map the numbers to names properly in the wrong > > > space. > > > > Well you can use "ls -n". It's up to the tools to present the > > information you want in the way you want it. If a tool can't do that, > > tough, but you are not worse off than if the information is not > > available _at_all_. > > Well, how do you currently provide access to the information that's > not presentable through stat()?
Obviously I don't. However that's hardly an argument for providing even less information. And stat() btw pretty much covers what information there is to present for network filesystems and archives, since there _is_ a real filesystem where the information originated from (though sometimes it's not a UNIX type of filesystem, in which case there has to be some mapping of the info). Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
