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ilkkachu
ilkkachu
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System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later  

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later  

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

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Kusalananda ♦
Kusalananda ♦
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System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25

'Don'''t README.txt' ## version 8.25

$ ls

"Don't README.txt" ## version 8.26 and later

(bug22696#19)

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later  

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25

'Don'''t README.txt' ## version 8.25

$ ls

"Don't README.txt" ## version 8.26 and later

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25 

'Don'\''t README.txt'   ## version 8.25


$ ls 

"Don't README.txt"      ## version 8.26 and later  

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?

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yossi-matkal
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ls output display a file named "N'*" as "N'\''*"

System:

  • Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  • ls (GNU coreutils) 8.32

Situation:

$ touch "N'*"
$ ls
'N'\''*'

"GNU Coreutils - Quoting File names" states:

“Files with single quotes are printed in a ridiculous way!” This issue was quickly fixed in version 8.26:

$ touch "Don't README.txt"

$ ls-8.25

'Don'''t README.txt' ## version 8.25

$ ls

"Don't README.txt" ## version 8.26 and later

(bug22696#19)

Question: Is someone able to explain the difference in handling of the single quote between the above example and my file?