GNU bug report logs - #26727
Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build) sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>

Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 09:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>, 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26727: Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build)
 sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 08:11:43 -0700

On 05/01/2017 09:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> That was done to better align items when 'quotes' are added on some items.

Couldn't 'ls' add these spaces only in columns that contain both quoted 
and unquoted names, and not bother with the spaces in other columns? 
That would be a more-efficient use of valuable screen real estate.
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