1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index 571c962c7..862da4368 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ static void list_single(const char *name, struct stat *info, const char *fullnam
                 fputs(" ", stdout);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
                 if (!(opts & DISP_NUMERIC)) {
-                        scratch[0]='\0';
+                        memset ( scratch, 0, sizeof (scratch));
                         my_getpwuid( scratch, info->st_uid);
-                        scratch[8]='\0';
-                        if (*scratch)
-                                wr(scratch,8);
+                        if (*scratch) {
+                            fputs(scratch, stdout);
+                            if ( strlen( scratch) <= 8 )
+                                wr("         ", 8-strlen( scratch));
+                        }
                         else {
                                 writenum((long) info->st_uid,(short)8);
                                 fputs(" ", stdout);
@@ -208,20 +210,21 @@ static void list_single(const char *name, struct stat *info, const char *fullnam
                     writenum((long) info->st_uid,(short)8);
                     fputs(" ", stdout);
                 }
-                tab(16);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
                 if (!(opts & DISP_NUMERIC)) {
-                        scratch[0]='\0';
+                        memset ( scratch, 0, sizeof (scratch));
                         my_getgrgid( scratch, info->st_gid);
-                        scratch[8]='\0';
-                        if (*scratch)
-                                wr(scratch,8);
+                        if (*scratch) {
+                            fputs(scratch, stdout);
+                            if ( strlen( scratch) <= 8 )
+                                wr("         ", 8-strlen( scratch));
+                        }
                         else 
-                                writenum((long) info->st_gid,(short)8);
+                            writenum((long) info->st_gid,(short)8);
                 } else
 #endif
                 writenum((long) info->st_gid,(short)8);
-                tab(17);
+                //tab(26);
                 if (S_ISBLK(mode) || S_ISCHR(mode)) {
                         writenum((long)MAJOR(info->st_rdev),(short)3);
                         fputs(", ", stdout);
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ static void list_single(const char *name, struct stat *info, const char *fullnam
                 else
                         writenum((long)info->st_size,(short)8);
                 fputs(" ", stdout);
+                //tab(32);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
                 {
                         time_t cal;