[Bug 1588245] [NEW] lsof -F broken in Xenial

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

Public bug reported:

The -F option of lsof informs the tool the output format.

For some reason the release in Xenial changed the output format so that
now "f" is always part of the output.

Even despite the obvious breakage that can occur with this change
(that's how I found it), it's really hard to understand the background
for such a change.

The -F option defines the output format. If the user wants "f" to be
generated, just have "f" in the requested format, as it always worked
and seems most obvious.

** Affects: lsof (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  lsof -F broken in Xenial

Status in lsof package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The -F option of lsof informs the tool the output format.

  For some reason the release in Xenial changed the output format so
  that now "f" is always part of the output.

  Even despite the obvious breakage that can occur with this change
  (that's how I found it), it's really hard to understand the background
  for such a change.

  The -F option defines the output format. If the user wants "f" to be
  generated, just have "f" in the requested format, as it always worked
  and seems most obvious.

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