[debbugs-tracker] bug#22580: closed (ls-quotes: shell-escape in tty in ls)

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regarding ls-quotes: shell-escape in tty in ls
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: shell-escape in tty in ls Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 23:28:59 -0500

Maybe I'm the only one, but the new change in ls seems bad:

      set_quoting_style (NULL, shell_escape_quoting_style);

This is set if the output is a TTY.
Why would we want to quote if the output is a TTY?

It makes the output appear strange to me.

Example:

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address@hidden ~ $ mkdir ls
address@hidden ~ $ cd ls
address@hidden ~/ls $ touch HelloWorld
address@hidden ~/ls $ touch Hello\ World
address@hidden ~/ls $ ls
'Hello World'  HelloWorld
address@hidden ~/ls $ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 pvint users 0 Feb  6 22:35 'Hello World'
-rw-r--r-- 1 pvint users 0 Feb  6 22:35 HelloWorld

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This change occurred at version 8.25
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=109b9220cead6e979d22d16327c4d9f8350431cc#patch3

I don't see the benefit to this change (partly because I'm a stubborn old guy who thinks "it's been this way for decades!"), but if there is a good one, I'll say "Cool, thanks!".

Cheers,

Paul Vint

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> Hello,
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> On 2016-02-07 12:44 a.m., Pádraig Brady wrote:
> > On 06/02/16 20:28, Paul Vint wrote:
> > > Maybe I'm the only one, but the new change in ls seems bad:
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> > >        set_quoting_style (NULL, shell_escape_quoting_style);
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> > > This is set if the output is a TTY.
> > > Why would we want to quote if the output is a TTY?
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> > > It makes the output appear strange to me.
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> We created a summary of common issues and FAQ
> regarding the quoting change in ls(1):
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/quotes.html
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> If there is an issue that is not addressed there,
> please send an email to address@hidden .
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>  - assaf
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