Full command line listing for 'ps' comman

[Jeffrey Davis_1]

Hi, does anybody know how to list the full command line running for a process using the 'ps' command or some other means. The 'ps -eaf' seems to be truncating the command line. I see the man page talk about 'ps' options for formating, but only seems to be supported in XPG4.?
Thanks in advance,

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeffrey:

Sorry, this is a kernel issue. Only a subset of the full command line for a process is saved and hence availble for later display. If I recall, correctly, the size is about 40-characters.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Stefan Farrelly]

You cant, this command portion of ps can only hold 60 characters, thats all. If the full command to start the process was over 60 chars then ps can only show the first 60. If its a user/application process ensure they stick to 60 chars when launching the process then you can see it all with ps.