This has been fixed upstream as of: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10980
** Bug watch added: github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues #10980 https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10980 ** Also affects: coreutils via https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10980 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Description changed: Directories with a larger number of files using extended file attributes (xattrs) break --long formatting of ls. ## Reproduce 1. Create the directory: mkdir -p /tmp/uutils-ls-xattr-repro cd /tmp/uutils-ls-xattr-repro - 2. Create the files: for i in $(seq -w 1 500); do - touch "file-$i" - setfattr -n user.test -v 'Hello World' "file-$i" + touch "file-$i" + setfattr -n user.test -v 'Hello World' "file-$i" done 3. List the directory: ls -l . 4. Output: - -rw-rw-r--+ 1 bamf0 bamf0 0 May 27 09:35 file-001[K + -rw-rw-r--+ 1 bamf0 bamf0 0 May 27 09:35 file-001[K -rw-rw-r--+ 1 bamf0 bamf0 0 May 27 09:35 file-002[K -rw-rw-r--+ 1 bamf0 bamf0 0 May 27 09:35 file-003[K - (Everything file attribute after the permissions will be right-aligned) + (Every file attribute after the permissions will be right-aligned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2154338 Title: xattrs break ls formatting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/coreutils/+bug/2154338/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
