[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#7568: closed (stat 'i\i' shows 'i\\i')

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> stat 'i\i' shows 'i\\i'
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> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:38:58 +0800
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> stat 'i\i' shows 'i\\i'.
> Backspaces in filenames are doubled.
> stat (GNU coreutils) 8.5
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> > stat 'i\i' shows 'i\\i'.
> > Backspaces in filenames are doubled.
> > stat (GNU coreutils) 8.5
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> Thanks for the report, but that's a feature, since backslash
> is used to denote e.g., newline (\n), backspace (\b), etc. in
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>     $ ./stat -c %N 'a^Hb'
>     `a\bb'
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> If you don't want the quoting, you can use your own format string
> with %n in place of %N:
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>      * %n - File name
>      * %N - Quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link
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