bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>

[Ruediger Meier]

On Wednesday 04 May 2016, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Ruediger Meier <address@hidden> writes:
> > Anyways the incompatible change is IMO not acceptable. %N is
> > probably most likely used in scripts which rely on the known style.
>
> The style was never documented (and still isn't).

What does this mean? Using %N wasn't and still isn't recommended because 
behavior is undefined? Come on ...