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> Is there a consistent way to grep out the process name (rwmts60) from
> the following examples:

> oracle 29229 1  0  Oct 12    ?     1:20 rwmts60 port-1234  (process over
> 1 day old)
> oracle 29229 1  0  12:45:38  ?     1:20 rwmts60 port=1234  (new process
> started today)

> ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{print $8}' - finds
> rwmts60 for line #1
> ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{print $8}' - finds
> 1:20 for example #2

> thanks!

> Carl DiPasquale
> Oracle DBA
> Visteon Corporation

> How about...

> ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

> > How about...

> > ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

> You could also use cut since the column position is the same regardless
> of which format is used for the date.  Or your ps might let you be more
> specific about which fields you actually intend to use.

> > > ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

> > You could also use cut since the column position is the same regardless
> > of which format is used for the date.  Or your ps might let you be more
> > specific about which fields you actually intend to use.

> Sure and you could use sed to remove all forms of the STIME column and
> print $7.

> I avoid using cut in that way, IOW assuming nothing will shift even
> one char, that is too fragile for my taste.

>> > > ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

>> > You could also use cut since the column position is the same regardless
>> > of which format is used for the date.  Or your ps might let you be more
>> > specific about which fields you actually intend to use.

>> Sure and you could use sed to remove all forms of the STIME column and
>> print $7.

>> I avoid using cut in that way, IOW assuming nothing will shift even
>> one char, that is too fragile for my taste.

>This is an excellent point.  Notice that your damned either way; if a
>process had a colon anywhere in the command, your solution would match
>on it, too.  Sometimes its quite difficult to know which way is more
>prone to breaking ...

> This is an excellent point.  Notice that your damned either way; if a
> process had a colon anywhere in the command, your solution would match
> on it, too.  Sometimes its quite difficult to know which way is more
> prone to breaking ...

> >> > > ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep | awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

> >> > You could also use cut since the column position is the same regardless
> >> > of which format is used for the date.  Or your ps might let you be more
> >> > specific about which fields you actually intend to use.

> >> Sure and you could use sed to remove all forms of the STIME column and
> >> print $7.

> >> I avoid using cut in that way, IOW assuming nothing will shift even
> >> one char, that is too fragile for my taste.

> >This is an excellent point.  Notice that your damned either way; if a
> >process had a colon anywhere in the command, your solution would match
> >on it, too.  Sometimes its quite difficult to know which way is more
> >prone to breaking ...

> Did the original poster ever say which version of *nix was being used???

> I ask because on AIX there is the '-F' option... and on Sun (and in
> POSIX-98) there is the '-o' option...

> Both of these options allow you to specify which 'ps fields' are
> displayed and in what order you want them displayed...
> ...in which case you could specify the 'CMD' to appear first, the 'pid'
> next, etc.....  That way your 'awk could grab the first field '$1'...

> Unfortunately, linux doesn't have that option... (at least not in
> RedHat5.2...the only versions available to me)

> HTH,
> -tony

> --

> thanks!

> Carl DiPasquale
> Oracle DBA
> Visteon Corporation

>> oracle 29229 1  0  Oct 12    ?     1:20 rwmts60
>port-1234  (process over
>> 1 day old)
>> oracle 29229 1  0  12:45:38  ?     1:20 rwmts60
>port=1234  (new process
>> started today)

>> ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep |
>awk '{print $8}' - finds
>> rwmts60 for line #1
>> ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep |
>awk '{print $8}' - finds
>> 1:20 for example #2

>> thanks!

>> Carl DiPasquale
>> Oracle DBA
>> Visteon Corporation

>Carl,

>Please check if the following works:
>ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep |
>awk '{print $(NF-2)}'

>Atul.

> >Unix flavor is HP-UX 11.0.

> >Carl

> does the man page show a '-o' or a '-F' option for 'ps' ???

> -tony

>  >> >> > > ps -ef | grep process_name | grep -v grep |
>  >> >> > >    awk '{ if (match($8,".*:.*") == 0) print $8;else print $9; }'

>  >> >> >You could also use cut since the column position is the same regardless
>  >> >> >of which format is used for the date.  Or your ps might let you be more
>  >> >> >specific about which fields you actually intend to use.

>  >> >> Sure and you could use sed to remove all forms of the STIME column and
>  >> >> print $7.

>  >> >> I avoid using cut in that way, IOW assuming nothing will shift even
>  >> >> one char, that is too fragile for my taste.

>  >> >This is an excellent point.  Notice that your damned either way; if a
>  >> >process had a colon anywhere in the command, your solution would match
>  >> >on it, too.  Sometimes its quite difficult to know which way is more
>  >> >prone to breaking ...

>  >> Did the original poster ever say which version of *nix was being used???

>  >> I ask because on AIX there is the '-F' option... and on Sun (and in
>  >> POSIX-98) there is the '-o' option...

>  >> Both of these options allow you to specify which 'ps fields' are
>  >> displayed and in what order you want them displayed...
>  >> ...in which case you could specify the 'CMD' to appear first, the 'pid'
>  >> next, etc.....  That way your 'awk could grab the first field '$1'...

>  >> Unfortunately, linux doesn't have that option... (at least not in
>  >> RedHat5.2...the only versions available to me)

>  >> HTH,
>  >> -tony

>  >> --
> --

> Tony,

> Unfortunately, no.  The only args seem to be:

> ps [-edaflP] [-u ulist] [-g glist] [-p plist] [-t tlist] [-R prmgroup]

> The XPG4 environment has a few more such as [-C cmdlist] and [-o
> format], but that doesn't really
> help.  The first post replay using the 'match' does work for my needs,
> however, since I don't have the ':' character being used in any of my
> processes.  Many thanks to Chuck Dillon and the rest who
> have contributed to this thread so far.

> Carl