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Date:      Fri, 7 May 2010 04:16:52 -0600
From:      "Peter" <fbsdq@peterk.org>
To:        "Bastien Semene" <bsemene@cyanide-studio.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Number of columns when redirecting ps command stdout to a file
Message-ID:  <26a016017cc9651627e1f3572b1376bf.squirrel@smtp.pknet.net>
In-Reply-To: <4BE3E2FF.5000803@cyanide-studio.com>
References:  <4BE3E2FF.5000803@cyanide-studio.com>

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> Hi list,
>
> I wish to log the 'ps' command output in a file through a cron job.
> If I execute the command on the console, the result lines are truncated
> depending on the number of columns of the client console, what is fine.
>
> But when the command is executed by cron and redirected to a file,
> there's a maximum of 80 char columns. Where is set this limitation ? How
> can I remove it ?
>
> Thanks for your help, and sorry if it is a newbie question but I really
> can't figure out what is limiting the output.
>
> --
> Bastien Semene
>
>

'w' or 'ww' options to ps;

ps auxww -> Displays the full command, wraps if the console is too short.






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