What does www mean in ps auxwww?

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I found that ps aux lists processes that are currently running and I found other people mentioning ps auxwww . I am wondering what this means? or what it does? What's the difference between ps aux and ps auxwww ?

Possible duplicate of [what does linux command "ps auwwx" mean?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21151339/what-does-linux-command-ps-auwwx-mean) — Thilo, Sep 04 '17 at 08:32

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 04 '17 at 08:30

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To quote the man page (on Mac OS, other systems will vary slightly, but the idea is the same):

-w
Use 132 columns to display information, instead of the default which is your window size. If the -w option is specified more than once, ps will use as many columns as necessary without regard for your window size. When output is not to a terminal, an unlimited number of columns are always used.

answered Sep 04 '17 at 08:30

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so basically, if you forget how to display full width, you can also just use `ps aux | cat`. Very good to remember. – Wyatt Ward Jun 15 '19 at 18:53

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 04 '17 at 08:36

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ps auxwww is useful when you have a lot of data (how many columns you want)

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What does www mean in ps auxwww?

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