Re: ps - complete username

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Incoming from VEGH Karoly:
> 
> s. keeling wrote:
> 
> > Incoming from VEGH Karoly:
> > > 
> > > pls CC: me, I'm currently offlist.
> > 
> > Check the archives then.
> 
> wow, friendly.

?!?

> > > atsrvlx03:/opt/dev/tomcat# COLUMNS=76 ps aux | grep ^tom
> > > tomcat-  14137  0.2  0.9 236668 30688 pts/0  S    14:37   0:04 /opt/java/cur
> > > 
> > > I would like to see the complete username in the ps output.
> > 
> > Looking at the ps manpage, I can see a number of ways to get that.
> > Select processes by (E)UID, change the output format, ...
> 
> hey man, wtf you think I did up to now?

Do you know the difference between a username and a UID?

  1) Read carefully.

  2) Think.  What you perceive to be null content MAY actually be your
     answer.

  3) You're welcome.


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