bug#25553: tabs still dont work 8 years after last ticket activity?
Kent Dorfman <[email protected]>
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In my old age I decided to start coding with tabs instead of "four spaces" so I set TABSIZE=4 in my shell and mostly my editors and xterms are OK with it. However, there are some xterm window geometries that break column alignment for the (ls) command (especially with long filenames). I built the latest coreutils from source and the problem still remains...after eight years or ticket inactivity? First noticed this problem with Debian11 using coreutils8.3 =============================================== rp@files:~$ /storage/local/bin/ls -F android/ CMakeTutorial-EP-1.mp4 Documents@ k-test.jpg PDF/ redirect_serial.c size a.out* CMakeTutorial-EP-2.mp4 Downloads/ LED/ pics/ screen.jpg start-mutter* backups@ CMakeTutorial-EP-3.mp4 eclipse-22-workspace/ lw/ Pictures/ SDLC-types.txt system-lockup.txt bin/ CMakeTutorial-EP-4.mp4 eclipse-2503/ mydev/ postgresql-notes.txt secure/ test.c business-cards/ CMakeTutorial-EP-5.mp4 eclipse-python/ mydev.tar process.bat* security/ test.cc Cache/ config/ flg.jpg myplaces.kml ProDev@ seive.cc typescript cdrive/ debug.options gdb-python/ notes.txt programming@ seive-multi.cc vlc-options.txt cgi/ Desktop/ graphics@ notes.csv Public/ seive-single.cc cgi-bin/ Devel@ keywords notes.kdbx qmapshack/ serenity/ rp@files:~$ rp@files:~$ env | grep LS ARM_TOOLS=/storage/STM32/arm-none-eabi HUSHLOGIN=FALSE rp@files:~$ env | grep TAB TABSIZE=4 rp@files:~$ /storage/local/bin/ls --version ls (GNU coreutils) 9.7 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Richard M. Stallman and David MacKenzie. rp@files:~$