From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 10 20:40:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ACC51065704 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D17838FC3A for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7AKe1Lr074602 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n7AKe1aM074601; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200908102040.n7AKe1aM074601@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ivan Radovanovic Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6675110656A4 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:34:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5585E8FC39 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:34:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7AKYFAS010688 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:34:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n7AKYFZi010687; Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:34:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200908102034.n7AKYFZi010687@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:34:15 GMT From: Ivan Radovanovic To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/137647: ps output depends on terminals column width when piping or redirecting X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:40:02 -0000 >Number: 137647 >Category: misc >Synopsis: ps output depends on terminals column width when piping or redirecting >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 10 20:40:01 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ivan Radovanovic >Release: 7.2 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD azdaja.softwarehood.com 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #0: Mon Aug 3 17:12:57 CEST 2009 rivan@azdaja.softwarehood.com:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/Azdaja i386 >Description: ps command formats its output according to setting of terminal it is running on even when piped or redirected to a file. This can cause serious confusion when using it in combination with other commands (for example ps -axj | grep opera won't give any output regardless opera browser is running in the example in "how to repeat" section) >How-To-Repeat: open xterm, set its width to 40 columns, do ps -axj > ps.txt ps.txt will be 40 columns wide >Fix: use isatty or stat to determine if ps's output is terminal >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: