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

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 09:29:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a <at> gmx.de>, 23422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:36:49 -0700

On 05/02/2016 03:19 PM, Ruediger Meier wrote:
> This new quoting style default is just ugly, unreadable and annoying.

If you can think of an unambiguous output style that is beautiful, 
readable, and pleasant, please let us know.
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