File mode badly shown in smbclient (want DAHR,---R,---- etc)

Christopher R. Hertel crh at nts.umn.edu
Thu Dec 27 09:52:04 GMT 2001


> 4) Let's not brake other programs.
> 	ls -l could use a new experimental output format...
> 	or maybe the output format could be set by user?
> 
> 	Let me choose the output field separator (ascii character/string)
> 	or the contents to be included.

Now *that* is good thinking.  It would be much easier to add a new command
or option than it would be to change the output of an existing command
without breaking other stuff. 

Chris -)-----

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