Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2019 15:33:19 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Column widths FROM / WHAT in w(1) Message-ID: <20190406153319.36f41b8f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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System: FreeBSD 12.0-p3 i386. I recently discovered that the WHAT column in the output of the "w" command has become unusable, and "man w" does not seem to indicate any user control for the formatting of the columns. The column WHAT now can only show up to 3 (in words: three) characters on a standard 80-column terminal. I will put a ruler on top for illustration: ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT Things like "xinit" become "xin", and any longer command cannot be easily identified anymore. Columns 79 and 80 aren't used at all. For comparison: On an older system, I get this layout: ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT This is more than 20 characters for the WHAT field. Any idea on how to get the old layout of w back, instead of increasing the terminal width? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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