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bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <
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Eric Blake |
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bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB> |
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Mon, 2 May 2016 08:00:29 -0600 |
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On 05/02/2016 03:27 AM, Michael Albinus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a file called "foo<TAB>bar". Yes, it includes the <TAB> char in
> its name. When I call "stat -c %N", I get 'foo'$'\t''bar' .
That is intentional; in the same vein as the way 'ls' changed its
default output for files with awkward characters. The defaults are to
quote in a way that is reusable by shells that understand $'' quoting
(since POSIX will be adding support for it). And you can always select
other quoting methods, via the QUOTING_STYLE environment variable.
Hmm, maybe 'stat' should gain a --quoting-style command line option to
override the env-var, the same way as is done in ls. So on that
grounds, I'll leave this bug report open.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Michael Albinus, 2016/05/02
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>,
Eric Blake <=
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Pádraig Brady, 2016/05/02
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Michael Albinus, 2016/05/02
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Ruediger Meier, 2016/05/02
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Paul Eggert, 2016/05/02
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Ruediger Meier, 2016/05/04
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Andreas Schwab, 2016/05/04
- bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>, Ruediger Meier, 2016/05/04