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bug#25009: ls -b fails to escape '-' c-style (ls (GNU coreutils) 8.21)
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Eric Blake |
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bug#25009: ls -b fails to escape '-' c-style (ls (GNU coreutils) 8.21) |
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Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:27:48 -0600 |
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tag 25009 notabug
thanks
On 11/23/2016 05:02 PM, Kay Parker wrote:
> ls -b (ls (GNU coreutils) 8.21): fails to escape '-'
> 1\ 2\ 3\ -\ 4\ -5\ 6
> should be: 1\ 2\ 3\ \-\ 4\ \-5\ 6
Why? The documentation states:
-b, --escape print C-style escapes for nongraphic characters
but - looks like a graphical character to me, so it doesn't need an escape.
I don't see a problem here, so I'm marking this as not a bug; however,
feel free to followup with more details, such as better justification
for why - should be treated as a nongraphic character.
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