> > Should ls(1) get the '-b' option?
> 
> Linux and FreeBSD having that may be a reason to add it to ours too.

SYSV also uses -b (to escape unprintables)

> What do standards say?

Nought about -b, so it can be used for an implementation specific option
(of course the next version might mandate its use for something else!)

	David

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