Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site uiucuxc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!paul From: paul@uiucuxc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: hiding from w(1)? - (nf) Message-ID: <31700006@uiucuxc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 22:02:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.31700006 Posted: Wed Jun 20 22:02:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 05:59:21 EDT References: <2703@sdcattb.UUCP> Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:sdcattb:-270300:uiucuxc:31700006:000:402 Nf-From: uiucuxc!paul Jun 20 21:02:00 1984 #R:sdcattb:-270300:uiucuxc:31700006:000:402 uiucuxc!paul Jun 20 21:02:00 1984 Re: privacy from w and ps One solution is to fill up your environment past the 1024 character mark. w & ps become confused, printing only the command name, not the arguments. It's not a total solution, but it covers 90% of it for me. Paul Pomes uucp: {ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!paul harpo!uiucuxc!paul US Mail: University of Illinois 1304 W Springfield, Urbana, IL 61801