Number of columns when redirecting ps command stdout to a file
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 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Number of columns when redirecting ps command stdout to a file
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. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Number of columns when redirecting ps command stdout to a file
On Fri 2010-05-07 11:53:03 UTC+0200, Bastien Semene (bsem...@cyanide-studio.com) wrote: 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 ? From the ps(1) man page: If the -w option is specified more than once, ps will use as many columns as necessary without regard for your window size. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Number of columns when redirecting ps command stdout to a file
Thanks, I didn't think it is a program limitation, probably because of old terminals limitations. Le 07/05/2010 12:16, Peter a écrit : 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. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org -- Bastien Semene Administrateur Réseau Système Cyanide Studio - FRANCE ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
