awk/nawk/gawk has gotten way too much credit on this one. We really should give sed a little credit too.
ps -eo args | sed -n 's/\(^ora_smon_\)\(.*\)/\2/p' -----Original Message----- Very clever! But unfortunately, -F accepts only 1 character. I tried that though... -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).