GNU bug report logs - #33157
ls-quotes: QUOTING_STYLE change of default

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From: Arvid Requate <arvid <at> posteo.de>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: QUOTING_STYLE change of default
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:45:19 +0200

Hi,

after updating to Debian buster I had the impression that my eyes are failing 
on me. This posting pretty much summarizes my opinion:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-02/msg00001.html

especially the first paragraph: 

On 02/01/16 07:17 Harald Dunkel wrote:
> On 02/01/16 17:07, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> 
> > The reasons we changed the default was:
> > 
> > - It only happens when outputting to terminals
> 
> This means if you use "ls -1 | somescript" the script will
> not see the quoting style. Don't you think that this is
> inconsistent, not to mention that a script would benefit
> much more from this quoting style than a human?

I feel that this upstream change is a misuse of power by three coreutils 
developers and I vote for reverting to the old default of "literal".

Cheers,
Arvid Requate

Message #12 received at 33157-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Arvid Requate <arvid <at> posteo.de>, 33157-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33157: QUOTING_STYLE change of default
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:33:09 -0700

Hello,

On 2018-10-25 3:45 p.m., Arvid Requate wrote:
> after updating to Debian buster I had the impression that my eyes are failing
> on me. This posting pretty much summarizes my opinion:
> 
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-02/msg00001.html
> 
> especially the first paragraph:
>


We created a summary of common issues and FAQs
regarding the quoting change in ls(1):
  https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/quotes.html

If there is an issue that is not addressed there,
please send an email to coreutils <at> gnu.org .

regards,
 - assaf

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