[Bug 1990755] [NEW] HYPHEN character escaped in filenames with BACKSLASH

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current Ubuntu 22.04 LTS shows

oot at prod:~# find / -xdev -name '*\\x*'
/usr/lib/systemd/system/system-systemd\x2dcryptsetup.slice
/etc/systemd/system/snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount
/etc/systemd/system/snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d38\x2d2004-115.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d38\x2d2004-115.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-snapd\x2ddesktop\x2dintegration-14.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-snap\x2dstore-592.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/var-snap-firefox-common-host\x2dhunspell.mount
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap-snap\x2dstore-599.mount
/etc/systemd/system/snap-snapd\x2ddesktop\x2dintegration-14.mount
/etc/systemd/system/snap-snap\x2dstore-592.mount
/etc/systemd/system/var-snap-firefox-common-host\x2dhunspell.mount
/etc/systemd/system/snap-snap\x2dstore-599.mount
/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d38\x2d2004-115.mount
/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/snap-snap\x2dstore-592.mount
/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/var-snap-firefox-common-host\x2dhunspell.mount
/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/snap-snap\x2dstore-599.mount

HYPHEN is normal ASCII character or escaped by "\x2d"
HYPHEN needs no escape , but the BACKSLASH is making troubles.
no BACKSLASH allowed in filenames and directory names.
seems to be a bad habit of "systemd" and "snap"

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


** Tags: bot-comment
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HYPHEN character escaped in filenames with BACKSLASH
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1990755
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