It might be nice if "zfs list" would check an environment variable for a default list of properties to show (same as the comma-separated list used with the -o option). If not set, it would use the current default list; if set, it would use the value of that environment variable as the list.
I find there are a lot of times I want to see the same one additional property when using "zfs list"; an environment variable would mean a one-time edit of .profile rather than typing the -o option with the default list modified by whatever I want to add. Along those lines, pseudo properties that were abbreviated (constant-length) versions of some real properties might help. For instance, sharenfs can be on, off, or a rather long list of nfs sharing options. A pseudo property with a related name and a value of on, off, or spec (with spec implying some arbitrary list of applicable options) would have a constant length. Given two potentially long properties (mountpoint and the pseudo property "name"), output lines are already close to cumbersome (that assumes one at the beginning of the line and one at the end). Additional potentially long properties in the output would tend to make it unreadable. Both of those, esp. together, would make quickly checking or familiarizing oneself with a server that much more civilized, IMO. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
