[IMPALA-13363] impala-shell interprets escaped characters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Impala 4.4.1
• Component/s: Frontend
• Labels: impala-shell
• Epic Color: ghx-label-10
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Rozsa
• Created: 05/Sep/24 09:31
• Updated: 05/Sep/24 09:31

Description

impala-shell interprets special control character escape sequences like \n, \t.

Example:

SELECT '\n\n\n\n123';

Output:

+---------------+
| '\n\n\n\n123' |
+---------------+
|               |
|               |
|               |
|               |
| 123           |
+---------------+ 

Expected output:

+---------------+
| '\n\n\n\n123' |
+---------------+
| \n\n\n\n123   |
+---------------+