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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:09:44 -0400
To: "Ryan T. Sammartino" <ryants AT shaw DOT ca>, Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: ps and linking to cygwin.dll
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At 05:18 PM 4/24/2002, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 12:39:25PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> > At 12:28 PM 4/24/2002, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
> > 
> > OK, I didn't notice that '-h' isn't a valid option either.  The important 
> > part is that it lists the options.  Doesn't this answer your question?
> > 
>
>Not really.  The question is *not* "How do I get ps to display Windows
>processes".  The question is:
>
>Does 'ps' (without -W) list only processes that have been linked to the
>Cygwin dll?
>
>Releated question:
>
>The man page says ps will list "Cygwin processes".   What is a "Cygwin
>process", exactly?  Is a Cygwin process an executable that's been linked
>to the Cygwin dll?  Does "will list" mean "will *only* list" (in the
>absence of the -W option)?
>
>
>Make sense?


Not to me but...  The answer is yes to all questions.  I expect you would 
be able to figure this out by playing with it briefly.  If not, the answer
is also in the email archives (or source code).  Sorry but I feel a little
like we're beating a dead horse here.  Anyway, we're sure it's dead now,
right?



Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
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