GNU bug report logs - #77934
bug: md5sum: Escaped backslashes in filename got in stdout

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: William Johnson <oi_mate <at> mail.ru>

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:34:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Glenn Golden" <gdg <at> zplane.com>
To: 77934 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#77934: bug: md5sum: Escaped backslashes in filename got in stdout
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:01:19 -0600

On Sat, Apr 19, 2025, at 17:44, William Johnson via GNU coreutils Bug Reports wrote:
>
> Hello. I would like to report a bug for md5sum coreutil.
> If filename has ‘\t’ in filename, stdout for md5sum result will start 
> with backslash symbol.
> 
> [ ... ]
>


This is documented behavior since coreutils 8.25 for filenames containing backslashes:

  https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/cksum-output-modes.html

- Glenn
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