Christian Heimes added the comment: I have done some research. The POSIX 1.b extensions aren't used on any supported system (neither Linux nor BSD, Solaris or AIX).
random...@fastmail.us has compiled a list of even more file types: Heirloom toolchest "ls" supports: http://heirloom.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/heirloom/heirloom/ls/ls.c?revision=1.9&view=markup http://heirloom.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/heirloom/heirloom/ls/ls.1?revision=1.5&view=markup S_IFNWK HP-UX network special file S_IFNAM XENIX special named file S_INSEM XENIX semaphore subtype of IFNAM (looked up from s->rdev) S_INSHD XENIX shared data subtype of IFNAM " " " " Of these, GNU coreutils ls only supports doors and whiteouts. Chasing after a random hunch (something about AIX), I found these: http://cd.textfiles.com/transameritech2/EXTRAS/JOVE-4.6/ASK.C S_ISHIDDEN Hidden Directory [aix] S_ISCDF Context Dependent Files [hpux] S_ISNWK Network Special [hpux] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-12/msg00084.html S_ISMPX AIX "MPX" file (multiplex device?) https://github.com/gagern/gnulib/blob/master/tests/test-sys_stat.c has a massive pile of macros with no comments S_ISCTG S_ISMPB S_ISMPX S_ISNAM S_ISNWK S_ISOFD S_ISOFL S_ISPORT http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2004-08/msg00017.html S_ISOFD Cray DMF (data migration facility): off line, with data S_ISOFL Cray DMF (data migration facility): off line, with no data S_ISCTG Contiguous (It's possible that these may not be file types) http://doiso.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Source/mkisofs-1.12b5/include/statdefs.h S_ISMPC UNUSED multiplexed c S_ISNAM Named file (XENIX) S_ISMPB UNUSED multiplexed b S_ISCNT Contiguous file S_ISSHAD Solaris shadow inode http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/gnutar/gnutar-450/gnutar/lib/sys_stat_.h S_ISMPB /* V7 */ S_ISPORT /* Solaris 10 and up */ S_TYPEISSEM S_TYPEISSHM - macros to check the XENIX IFNAM types mentioned above S_TYPEISMQ S_TYPEISTMO ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue11016> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
