>From the FAQ URL shown in the error message: According to the POSIX and UNIX standards, the above command asks to display all processes with a TTY (generally the commands users are running) plus all processes owned by a user named "x". If that user doesn't exist, then ps will assume you really meant "ps aux". The warning is given to gently break you of a habit that will cause you trouble if a user named "x" were created. On Mon, 31 May 2004 02:16:12 +0100, Craig Tinson <craig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > just saw this.. > > ------------------------ > [craig@craig]# ps -aux > Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See > http://procps.sf.net/faq.html > USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND > root 1 0.2 0.0 2116 464 ? S 01:33 0:05 init [5] > etc etc... > ------------------------ > > I've used -aux with ps ever since I started to learn about linux (about > 9 years ago with slackware) > > I *have* noticed that it doesn't work too well when I go visit a client > of mine that has an old sparc running solaris though.. > > so what gives? never seen this error in previous versions of RH.. am > running FC2 on this machine now so is it a new thing with FC2? > > just curious.. always figured the "-" for "options" was a perfectly good > way to handle things and seems to still be the de-facto on most > commands.. so why is "ps" so different? > > Craig > > -- > Craig Tinson > > 8010 Media Ltd > > \|||/ > (o o) > ----------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo----------------------------- > _ _ /: Thbbft. | Craig Tinson | "The most overlooked > \'o.O; _/ | 8010 Media Ltd | advantage of owning a > =(___)= | Email: craig@xxxxxxxxxx | computer is that if > |U| | Tel: 0113 249 7027 | they foul up there's > | Mob: 0788 061 3892 | no law against whacking > | MSN: cgtinson@xxxxxxxxxxx | them around a bit." > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
