procps' watch together with ps command truncates command lines
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The setup is I have two folders now under my current directory,
busybox-1.36.1
and procps-4.0.4
, and I also have a service languagetool
running with DynamicUser=yes
. Now observe the different behaviour:
Legend: ✅ Doesn't truncate; ❌ truncates.
### busybox watch & busybox ps ✅
./busybox-1.36.1/bin/watch './busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool'
Every 2.0s: ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool 2025-03-17 23:20:02
1026972 61534 39:36 java ...languagetool...
4053857 mathiass 0:00 ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/watch ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
4053882 mathiass 0:00 sh -c -- ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
4053884 mathiass 0:00 grep languagetool
### busybox watch & procps ps ✅
./busybox-1.36.1/bin/watch './procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool'
Every 2.0s: ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
languag+ 1026972 0.1 13.6 14468788 4464816 ? Ssl Mar04 39:38 java ...languagetool...
mathias+ 4057218 0.0 0.0 4676 2244 pts/32 S+ 23:35 0:00 ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/watch ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4057222 0.0 0.0 231736 3788 pts/32 S+ 23:35 0:00 sh -c -- ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4057224 0.0 0.0 230732 2520 pts/32 S+ 23:35 0:00 grep languagetool
### procps watch & procps ps ❌
./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch './procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool'
Every 2.0s: ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4056463 0.0 0.0 230836 3320 pts/32 S+ 23:31 0:00 ./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4056540 0.0 0.0 230836 1532 pts/32 S+ 23:32 0:00 ./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4056541 0.0 0.0 231736 3556 pts/32 S+ 23:32 0:00 sh -c -- ./procps-4.0.4/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
mathias+ 4056543 0.0 0.0 230732 2244 pts/32 S+ 23:32 0:00 grep languagetool
### procps watch & busybox ps ✅
./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch './busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool'
Every 2.0s: ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool nixos: Mon Mar 17 23:33:31 2025
1026972 61534 39:38 java ...languagetool...
4056826 mathiass 0:00 ./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
4056831 mathiass 0:00 ./procps-4.0.4/bin/watch ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
4056832 mathiass 0:00 sh -c -- ./busybox-1.36.1/bin/ps aux | grep languagetool
4056834 mathiass 0:00 grep languagetool
## Question
It seems odd that in every other case the commands behave as I expect them to, except when trying to use both ps
and watch
from procps
. Does anybody know what is going on here?
Asked by Mathias Sven
(273 rep)
Mar 17, 2025, 11:41 PM
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