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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