From cf4788c28dba784a09c8b036a56fffa49da584e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peggy Russell Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:54:23 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] ps.1: usernames are truncated ps now truncates usernames and doesn't change them to uids. Man page is now updated with the correct information Signed-off-by: Craig Small --- ps/ps.1 | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ps/ps.1 b/ps/ps.1 index b90adc82..660a797b 100644 --- a/ps/ps.1 +++ b/ps/ps.1 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ .\" Quick hack conversion by Albert Cahalan, 1998. .\" Licensed under version 2 of the Gnu General Public License. .\" -.TH PS 1 "July 2014" "procps-ng" "User Commands" +.TH PS 1 "June 2015" "procps-ng" "User Commands" .\" .\" To render this page: .\" groff -t -b -man -X -P-resolution -P100 -Tps ps.1 & @@ -826,8 +826,9 @@ will be destroyed by .IR init (8) if the parent process exits. .PP -If the length of the username is greater than the length of the display -column, the numeric user ID is displayed instead. +If the length of the username is greater than the length of the display +column, the username will be truncated. See the -o and -O formatting +options to customize length. .PP Commands options such as .B ps \-aux