GNU bug report logs - #23896
ls-quotes: ls incorrectly shows quotes when listing file

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Shamim Islam <shamim.islam <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #18 received at 23896-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a <at> gmx.de>
Cc: Shamim Islam <shamim.islam <at> gmail.com>, 23896-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23896: ls incorrectly shows quotes when listing file names
 with spaces
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:25:22 -0700

Hello,

On 2016-07-05 3:20 a.m., Ruediger Meier wrote:
> On Monday 04 July 2016, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> On 04/07/16 19:11, Shamim Islam wrote:
>>> Description of problem:
>>> Terminal sessions display quotes for files with spaces in them.
>>> This is non-intuitive behavior. The file name does not have quotes
>>> unless quotes have been used in the filename. The coreutil ls has
>>> been updated to default to this new behavior. This behavior should
>>> not be foisted on users but users should be allowed to choose
>>> whether they want to OPT IN. Debian and Ubuntu distros have already
>>> reverted.
>>>

We created a summary of common issues and FAQs
regarding the quoting change in ls(1):
  https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/quotes.html

If there is an issue that is not addressed there,
please send an email to coreutils <at> gnu.org .

regards,
 - assaf
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