[mdlug] Difference between ps aux & ps auxw

[Robert Citek]

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Mat Enders <mat.enders at gmail.com> wrote:
> Without the limiting predecessor the first two commands return the same
> thing.  There is no functional difference until you add the second w.

That suggests you have a wide screen.

>From a bit of experimentation, the rules appear to be these:

aux : display up to $COLUMNS width
auxw : display up to $COLUMNS width or 132 character, whichever is larger
auxww : unlimited display width

What is your display set to?   That is, what is the output of this:

echo width=$COLUMNS

Regards,
- Robert