How can I use `--lines` `--row` modifiers in `ps` command
I often used the following command,
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu | head
But in the man page I saw the following to output modifiers,
--lines n
Set screen height.
--rows n
Set screen height.
As if these modifiers can limit row height then I don't have to use any kind of piping which gives me a bit comfort on writing scripts with python subprocess.
But I have no idea how can I use them. As I have already tried adding them at the end of the command.
ps
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
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I often used the following command,
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu | head
But in the man page I saw the following to output modifiers,
--lines n
Set screen height.
--rows n
Set screen height.
As if these modifiers can limit row height then I don't have to use any kind of piping which gives me a bit comfort on writing scripts with python subprocess.
But I have no idea how can I use them. As I have already tried adding them at the end of the command.
ps
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
add a comment |
I often used the following command,
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu | head
But in the man page I saw the following to output modifiers,
--lines n
Set screen height.
--rows n
Set screen height.
As if these modifiers can limit row height then I don't have to use any kind of piping which gives me a bit comfort on writing scripts with python subprocess.
But I have no idea how can I use them. As I have already tried adding them at the end of the command.
ps
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
I often used the following command,
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu | head
But in the man page I saw the following to output modifiers,
--lines n
Set screen height.
--rows n
Set screen height.
As if these modifiers can limit row height then I don't have to use any kind of piping which gives me a bit comfort on writing scripts with python subprocess.
But I have no idea how can I use them. As I have already tried adding them at the end of the command.
ps
ps
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
edited Dec 13 '18 at 12:12
Jeff Schaller
39k1053125
39k1053125
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
asked Dec 13 '18 at 11:05
muhammad
546515
546515
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The screen height doesn’t limit the total output, it determines how often the header is repeated (if requested):
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu --lines=20 --header
will repeat the header every twenty lines (so you’ll get a header, nineteen lines of output, a header, etc.).
answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
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The screen height doesn’t limit the total output, it determines how often the header is repeated (if requested):
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu --lines=20 --header
will repeat the header every twenty lines (so you’ll get a header, nineteen lines of output, a header, etc.).
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The screen height doesn’t limit the total output, it determines how often the header is repeated (if requested):
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu --lines=20 --header
will repeat the header every twenty lines (so you’ll get a header, nineteen lines of output, a header, etc.).
answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
Stephen Kitt
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The screen height doesn’t limit the total output, it determines how often the header is repeated (if requested):
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu --lines=20 --header
will repeat the header every twenty lines (so you’ll get a header, nineteen lines of output, a header, etc.).
answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
Stephen Kitt
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The screen height doesn’t limit the total output, it determines how often the header is repeated (if requested):
ps -eo pid,cmd,pcpu,pmem --sort=-pcpu --lines=20 --header
will repeat the header every twenty lines (so you’ll get a header, nineteen lines of output, a header, etc.).
answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
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answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
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answered Dec 13 '18 at 12:46
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