Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:51:43 -0500 From: "Rick C. Petty" <rick-freebsd2008@kiwi-computer.com> To: Jonathan McKeown <j.mckeown@ru.ac.za> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Deprecating ps(1)s -w switch Message-ID: <20090825205143.GA46753@keira.kiwi-computer.com> In-Reply-To: <200908251609.09302.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za> References: <20090825034054.2d57e733@dev.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20090825134447.GM2829@hoeg.nl> <200908251609.09302.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za>
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On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 04:09:09PM +0200, Jonathan McKeown wrote: > > I usually want to see ps(1) output in easily-read columns. Without width > limits, this can't be guaranteed. > > I would strongly object to the complete removal of any option to limit the > output width of ps(1) and make it easily human-readable. > > I'm also astonished at the suggestion that not using -ww is ``a mistake''. I > very seldom need to see the whole commandline for every process. Then you must not use Java much. I almost always need the -ww option. I'm fine with the default being "fit into my terminal width", but I'd be for one option to specify limited width and another option (-w) to specify "as wide as possible". -- Rick C. Petty
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