Deprecating ps(1)s -w switch

[Rick C. Petty]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 04:09:09PM +0200, Jonathan McKeown wrote:
> 
> I usually want to see ps(1) output in easily-read columns. Without width 
> limits, this can't be guaranteed.
> 
> I would strongly object to the complete removal of any option to limit the 
> output width of ps(1) and make it easily human-readable.
> 
> I'm also astonished at the suggestion that not using -ww is ``a mistake''. I 
> very seldom need to see the whole commandline for every process.

Then you must not use Java much.  I almost always need the -ww option.
I'm fine with the default being "fit into my terminal width", but I'd be
for one option to specify limited width and another option (-w) to
specify "as wide as possible".

-- Rick C. Petty