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This commit adds two new command line switches dealing with the potential need to automate/script the setting of top's current sort field independent of the rcfile. The -o (lower case) switch requires a lone valid field name as an argument, from among the 42 currently used. Then, it overrides the config file's Curwin->sortindx. And since field names are now translatable, they could diverge from those reflected in the documentation. So, a 2nd switch of -O (upper case) is also provided which outputs all names as translated and understood by top. (now that we know a '.' + 2 spaces is squeezed to one) (everything's perfectly justified, but it's just luck) Reference(s): Bug-Redhat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/871844 http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/PATCH-Allow-core-file-generation-by-ps-command-rhbz871825-rhbz512857,9 http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/PATCH-Allow-core-file-generation-by-ps-command-rhbz871825-rhbz512857,15 http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/PATCH-Allow-core-file-generation-by-ps-command-rhbz871825-rhbz512857,16 Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
COMPATIBILITY
This code is intended for use with Linux 2.6.xx, 3.x and
hopefully all future kernels.
INSTALLATION
If you are using git version of the project you need extra step.
./autogen.sh
After that, and everyone using .tar.xz version of procps-ng, can
do normal build. Read './configure --help' to select options for
your needs.
./configure
make
make install
If you have DejaGNU installed you can run optional test suite.
make check
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
See Documentation/BUGS file.
PACKAGING
If you are a downstream maintainer (packager) for a Linux
distribution, please avoid causing troubles. This section
applies to you.
Avoid maintaining distribution specific patches. Send your
patches to upstream, where they are at least reviewed, if not
included.
Please forward bug reports. If your bug database is public and
busy enough to bother with, please make this known. Follow
Debian's lead in making the bug database easy to comment on via
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For normal packages, ensure that you do not add debugging flags
to the CFLAGS variable.
UPSTREAM & BUG REPORTS
procps-ng <procps@freelists.org>