On 03/05/2012 08:42 AM, Bruno Haible wrote: > This use of '@' in a mode string conflicts with the use of '@' on > MacOS X 10.5 and newer to designate "extended attributes" (like > quarantine information on MacOS X 10.7).
I don't see why. That's an *output* format, whereas we're talking about an *input* format. In many systems, for example, "+" is used to designated extended attributes in "ls" mode output, but this use of "+" does not conflict with input usages like "chmod +x foo".
