(OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command

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Re: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by jcoxen (Deacon) on Oct 23, 2006 at 19:30 UTC
A lot of this depends on your OS and your terminal software. The syntax you would use can vary depending on which *nix you're running so 'man ps' and RTFM. The terminal emulator you use should have line wrapping turned on (if it's an option). Other options may help as well - RTFM again and YMMV. The reason I'm not actually answering your question is that 'ps -ef' on my Debian system accessed via putty from my WinXP system emulating an xterm with Autowrap turned on displays long paths/command lines (167 characters) just fine. I do recommend piping the 'ps -ef' through an appropriate grep (eg 'ps -ef \| grep <username>'). Hope this helps, Jack P.S. You might want to mark your off-topic (non Perl related) questions as such by putting 'OT' in the title. Jack	[reply]
Re: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by Old_Gray_Bear (Bishop) on Oct 23, 2006 at 19:34 UTC
Yes, there is an option to display more information. You will find it documented on the man() page for ps. ---- I Go Back to Sleep, Now. OGB	[reply]
Re: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by shenme (Priest) on Oct 23, 2006 at 21:06 UTC
... but if your OS is Sun Solaris you will only get a maximum of 80 characters of the command line, at least with 'ps'. See why it was important to say which OS you were on?	[reply]
Re^2: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by johngg (Canon) on Oct 23, 2006 at 23:00 UTC
You might be able to use the SunOS style `/usr/ucb/ps -axw` to get more information. I think the `-l` flag gives a longer listing and the `-e` flag gives the environment for each process as well. Cheers, JohnGG	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by Cabrion (Friar) on Oct 24, 2006 at 01:39 UTC
You want one (or more) w's in your args. like 'ps efwww' w = wide.	[reply]
Re: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by blazar (Canon) on Oct 24, 2006 at 13:13 UTC
I am trying to use 'ps' unix command to see the full command the task used. It seems that nobody has mentioned Proc::ProcessTable yet, which greatly eases this kind of tasks. Alternatively under Linux, but I don't know under how many other unices, you can check <c>"/proc/$pid/cmdline".	[reply]
Re^2: (OT) How to use ps unix command to see the task full command by Anonymous Monk on Dec 14, 2011 at 00:06 UTC
Try first setting the column with of your terminal to something very wide, e.g. 'export COLUMNS=125', press Enter, then 'ps A' This worked on my Mac's Terminal app to see the full path with the terminal window expanded edge to edge. Using only the 'A' parameter eliminates other column data, making best use of your wide terminal.	[reply]