Bug#865528: don't escape dash (\x2d) when logging
Michael Biebl
biebl at debian.org
Thu Jun 22 14:48:03 BST 2017
Am 22.06.2017 um 13:28 schrieb 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson:
> Package: systemd
> Version: 233-8
> Severity: minor
>
> $ journalctl -f
>
> Please don't write
>
> 6月 22 19:10:47 jidanni2 systemd[1]: dev-serial-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:1d.1\x2dusb\x2d0:2:1.0\x2dport0.device: Changed dead -> plugged
> 6月 22 19:10:47 jidanni2 systemd[1]: dev-serial-by\x2did-usb\x2dSemiTech_Semiconductor_USB_to_Serial\x2dif00\x2dport0.device: Changed dead -> plugged
>
> Please write
> 6月 22 19:10:47 jidanni2 systemd[1]: dev-serial-by-path-pci:00:1d.1-usbː:2:1.0-port0.device: Changed dead -> plugged
> 6月 22 19:10:47 jidanni2 systemd[1]: dev-serial-by-id-usb-SemiTech_Semiconductor_USB_to_Serial-if00-port0.device: Changed dead -> plugged
>
Can you please elaborate why?
These are the names that systemd uses internally and by unescaping you
can no longer C&P the names from the journal and feed it to e.g.
systemctl status "$device"
That would be a major usability regression in my opinion.
Michael
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