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

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 23422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23422: stat -c %N returns strange results for file names including <TAB>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:04:00 +0000

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On 05/05/16 09:23, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> Both points are valid.
> %N had a defacto style on Linux until now, but it was not documented.
> %N is not a standard style as it produces unquoted output on BSD for example.
> 
> For the next version of coreutils we'll document the default format
> and allow selection of the quoting style used.

Patch to do the above is attached.

thanks,
Pádraig

[stat-N-QUOTING_STYLE.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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