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

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2016 11:27:25 +0200

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' .

This looks pretty strange. It is with "stat (GNU coreutils) 8.25". Earlier
stat versions, say "stat (GNU coreutils) 6.12" on a very old machine I
have access too, used to return `foo\tbar' .

Best regards, Michael.