Job Snijders <j...@openbsd.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 03:14:40PM +0200, Martin Schröder wrote:
> > Am Do., 1. Sept. 2022 um 05:38 Uhr schrieb Job Snijders <j...@openbsd.org>:
> > > Some ps(1) implementations have an '-d' ('descendancy') option. Through
> > > ASCII art parent/child process relationships are grouped and displayed.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> >
> > gnu ps has
> >
> > -d Select all processes except session leaders.
> >
> > and
> >
> > f ASCII art process hierarchy (forest).
> >
> > --forest
> > ASCII art process tree.
>
> GNU ps uses both '-f', '--forest', and '-H' to display process
> hierarchy. The '-H' option uses indenting (no ASCII art).
>
> NetBSD's and FreeBSD's ps(1) use '-d' to display process hierarchy.
using -f would follow the path of least resistance. Is there really a common
user commnity between freebsd netbsd and openbsd? I doubt it.
