Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 07:37:28 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 217159] ps default to 79 characters can break ps|grep in shell scripts Message-ID: <bug-217159-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=217159 Bug ID: 217159 Summary: ps default to 79 characters can break ps|grep in shell scripts Product: Base System Version: 11.0-RELEASE Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: n.deepak@gmail.com Created attachment 180064 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=180064&action=edit Patch to set unlimited terminal size if we can't determine terminal characteristics FreeBSD ps defaults to output width of 79 characters if it cannot determine tty width. This can hurt scripts that use "ps | grep" and run, for example, ssh on a non-interactive shell. I've provided more context here: http://deepix.github.io/2016/10/10/psww.html I've also provided a patch as an attachment in unified diff format. Note that this problem does not exist on Linux or OS X. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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