GNU bug report logs - #26991
ls-quotes: new quoting takes up unnecessary space

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 06:49:02 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 26991-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 26991-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26991: New quoting takes up unnecessary space
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:34:52 -0700

Hello,

On 2017-05-19 6:37 p.m., L A Walsh wrote:
> 
> 
> Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> On 19/05/17 07:48, L A Walsh wrote:
>>>
>>> The new format uses extra spacing on columns where it isn't needed --
>>> but the extra space isn't enough to handle the 1 file that was quoted
>>> (needs 5 extra columns).  Where does it get '3' (and why doesn't it use
>>> 2?)?
>>


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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