1/26    When do you use ps -ef?  When do you use ps -aux?
                        \_ Never. ps -ef must die (along with sysV versions
                           of du and df).
                           alias ps="/usr/ucb/ps" (csh my die too but that's
                           a different topic) -sysadm
                           \_ Better yet, put /usr/ucb first in your path.
                                \_ /usr/ucb should be last on your path
                                   (or not in it at all) if you compile
                                   software on Solaris and don't want to
                                   experience great pain
                        \_ sysV ps has a number of advantages over ucb.  -tom
                          \_ and a large number of disadvantages.
                             ps aux shows all memory. I think that's about it.
        \_ By the way, is there a way to get the functionality of the -f
           switch (print family tree) of the linux version of ps on solaris
           versions of ps?
                \_ /usr/proc/bin/ptree
                \_ RIDE BIKE!
        \_ Oh boy.  4.4  > 5.4
        \_ ignoring the possibility that this is a troll...we all gotta start
           somewhere... ps -ef == sysV (e.g., Solaris)...ps -aux == BSD
           (e.g., FreeBSD)
                \_ half-baked mess that's not either == Linux
                        \_ That Linux is not either BSD or sysv I agree
                                (It is G N U / L I N U X !)
                           That it is half-baked and a mess I disagree.
                                                        -yermom