Add a file flag for "hidden" files?

[Mark Day]

On Mar 1, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Robert Watson wrote:

>>> We have talked about adding a flag to hint the presence of  
>>> extended ACL data also, so that applications know if they should  
>>> rely solely on stat() for protection information, or also call  
>>> acl_get_{fd,file,link}() to receive extended ACL data for ls(1)  
>>> output.  Is your plan to mask hidden files solely in user space,  
>>> or to look at masking it in kernel also?
>>
>> I knew I'd forgotten to mention something. The plan is that this  
>> bit is purely a hint to user space.  It's up to the application  
>> (especially a GUI) to decide whether to show a hidden file to the  
>> user or not.
>
> Sounds good.  Do you plan to implement a hidden flag only in the  
> user flag range, or also a system hidden flag?

Just in the user flag range.

-Mark