[ale] Line truncation in a terminal....

[Geoffrey]

You didn't use the google site search? :)  I think there was a 
discussion on the list recently regarding the '-w' option to ps.

John Wells wrote:
> If I do a "ps -ef", the lines returned span the entire width of my current
> terminal.
> 
> However, if I do a "ps -ef | grep something", the resulting lines truncate
> at around 63 characters.
> 
> Another problem is that, in the first case, if the line goes beyond what
> my terminal can display, it *doesn't* wrap....I just can't see those
> lines.
> 
> What explains the difference in behavior here, and what can I change to
> control it?  I'm assuming it's based on TERM setting, but would like some
> more info...
> 
> 
> Thanks as always,
> 
> John
> 
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