[debbugs-tracker] bug#26991: closed (ls-quotes: new quoting takes up unnecessary space)

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regarding ls-quotes: new quoting takes up unnecessary space
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> New quoting takes up unnecessary space
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> Thu, 18 May 2017 23:48:01 -0700
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> 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
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> Here are 32 files:
> >  ls
> aaaaaaa   bbbbbbb   ccccccc   ddddddd   eeeeeee   fffffff   ggggggg   
> hhhhhhh
> aaaaaaa0  bbbbbbb0  ccccccc0  ddddddd0  eeeeeee0  fffffff0  ggggggg0  
> hhhhhhh0
> aaaaaaa1  bbbbbbb1  ccccccc1  ddddddd1  eeeeeee1  fffffff1  ggggggg1  
> hhhhhhh1
> aaaaaaa2  bbbbbbb2  ccccccc2  ddddddd2  eeeeeee2  fffffff2  ggggggg2  
> hhhhhhh2
> #       ^^ -- 2 chars separate
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> >  mv aaaaaaa \"aaaa\'\"    #same number of characters
> >  ls  
> '"aaaa'\''"'   bbbbbbb0   ccccccc1   ddddddd2   fffffff    ggggggg0   
> hhhhhhh1
> aaaaaaa0      bbbbbbb1   ccccccc2   eeeeeee    fffffff0   ggggggg1   
> hhhhhhh2
> aaaaaaa1      bbbbbbb2   ddddddd    eeeeeee0   fffffff1   ggggggg2
> aaaaaaa2      ccccccc    ddddddd0   eeeeeee1   fffffff2   hhhhhhh
> bbbbbbb       ccccccc0   ddddddd1   eeeeeee2   ggggggg    hhhhhhh0
>                       ^^^ - now using minimum of 3 spaces between columns
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> Hello,
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> 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?)?
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> We created a summary of common issues and FAQs
> regarding the quoting change in ls(1):
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/quotes.html
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> If there is an issue that is not addressed there,
> please send an email to address@hidden .
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> regards,
>  - assaf
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