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Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build) sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines

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From: Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build) sometimes emit
 leading spaces at output lines
Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 12:17:52 +0300

On Mageia x86-64 6 and fedora 26 x86-64, I am getting this with an ls
inovcation with ls from coreutils git master commit
d91e912343ab04b37d011b5c8a7c0723edc35e3d :

shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ /home/shlomif/apps/to-del-coreutils/bin/ls
 apps   Backup   conf      Docs       Mail    node_modules   tmp
 Arcs   bin      Desktop   Download   Music   progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ ls # mageia v6's
apps  Backup  conf     Docs      Mail   node_modules  tmp
Arcs  bin     Desktop  Download  Music  progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$


As you can see, in the git master output there are leading spaces in the output
lines. Can and should this be fixed?

Regards,

	Shlomi


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Message #8 received at 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>, 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26727: Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build)
 sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines
Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 09:12:40 -0700

tag 26727 notabug
close 26727
stop

On 01/05/17 02:17, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> On Mageia x86-64 6 and fedora 26 x86-64, I am getting this with an ls
> inovcation with ls from coreutils git master commit
> d91e912343ab04b37d011b5c8a7c0723edc35e3d :
> 
> shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ /home/shlomif/apps/to-del-coreutils/bin/ls
>  apps   Backup   conf      Docs       Mail    node_modules   tmp
>  Arcs   bin      Desktop   Download   Music   progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
> shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ ls # mageia v6's
> apps  Backup  conf     Docs      Mail   node_modules  tmp
> Arcs  bin     Desktop  Download  Music  progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
> shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$
> 
> 
> As you can see, in the git master output there are leading spaces in the output
> lines. Can and should this be fixed?

That was done to better align items when 'quotes' are added on some items.
It's a trade off and your example is pretty much worst case.
If you prefer you can get original output by adding -N to your ls alias.

thanks,
Pádraig

Message #11 received at 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26727: Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build)
 sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 12:30:22 +0300

On Mon, 1 May 2017 09:12:40 -0700
Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> wrote:

> tag 26727 notabug
> close 26727
> stop
> 
> On 01/05/17 02:17, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> > On Mageia x86-64 6 and fedora 26 x86-64, I am getting this with an ls
> > inovcation with ls from coreutils git master commit
> > d91e912343ab04b37d011b5c8a7c0723edc35e3d :
> > 
> > shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ /home/shlomif/apps/to-del-coreutils/bin/ls
> >  apps   Backup   conf      Docs       Mail    node_modules   tmp
> >  Arcs   bin      Desktop   Download   Music   progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
> > shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$ ls # mageia v6's
> > apps  Backup  conf     Docs      Mail   node_modules  tmp
> > Arcs  bin     Desktop  Download  Music  progs         'VirtualBox VMs'
> > shlomif <at> telaviv1:~$
> > 
> > 
> > As you can see, in the git master output there are leading spaces in the
> > output lines. Can and should this be fixed?  
> 
> That was done to better align items when 'quotes' are added on some items.
> It's a trade off and your example is pretty much worst case.
> If you prefer you can get original output by adding -N to your ls alias.
> 

Thanks for the insight!

> thanks,
> Pádraig



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Message #14 received at 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 Shlomi Fish <shlomif <at> shlomifish.org>, 26727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26727: Plain ls (from coreutils git master local build)
 sometimes emit leading spaces at output lines
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 08:11:43 -0700

On 05/01/2017 09:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> That was done to better align items when 'quotes' are added on some items.

Couldn't 'ls' add these spaces only in columns that contain both quoted 
and unquoted names, and not bother with the spaces in other columns? 
That would be a more-efficient use of valuable screen real estate.

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