This is pretty low-priority and I don't think it needs to be
MFC'd for the 4.4 release, but there is a small error in ps's
old-style option handling. An outstanding example of this is
when one runs `ps Uroot':
$ ps Uroot
ps: rooT: no such user
ps: No users specified
The problem is that the function ps.c:kludge_oldps_options()
capitalizes any 't' at the end of the option string, regardless
of whether it's a flag or an option argument. The patch attached
to this message should fix the problem.
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+---++
| Chris Costello| The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity. |
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] ||
+---++
Index: ps.c
===
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/bin/ps/ps.c,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 ps.c
--- ps.c2001/05/30 03:27:07 1.40
+++ ps.c2001/08/15 20:55:04
@@ -599,8 +599,12 @@
* if last letter is a 't' flag with no argument (in the context
* of the oldps options -- option string NOT starting with a '-' --
* then convert to 'T' (meaning *this* terminal, i.e. ttyname(0)).
+*
+* However, if a flag accepting a string argument is found in the
+* option string, the remainder of the string is the argument to
+* that flag; do not modify that argument.
*/
- if (*cp == 't' && *s != '-')
+ if (strcspn(s, "MNOoUW") == len && *cp == 't' && *s != '-')
*cp = 'T';
else {
/*
