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Subject: ps command (process status) does not return anything anymore
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Hi all,
I recently installed a newer version of bash and now the "ps" command
does not issue anything anymore (return code is 128). in fact, even
the options seem different as I don't see "-W" in the man anymore.
also, I can pretty much issue anything I want after the ps, like "ps
-dfiaodsfpaidfjasdfaf" and it will simply return nothing ($?=3D128
still). I've tried to search through the archives but i guess "ps" is
a bit to common!
anybody has any idea what could have gone wrong? any place where I
could check logs?
Thanks,
Anthony

PS: more info:
$ which ps
/usr/bin/ps
$ man ps
PS(1)=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 CYGWIN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PS(1)

NAME
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 - Report process status

SYNOPSIS
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ps [-aefls] [-u UID]

OPTIONS
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 -a, --all
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 show processes of all users

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 -e, --everyone
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 show processes of all users

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 -f, --full
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 show process uids, ppids

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 -h, --help
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 output usage information and exit

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 -l, --long
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 show process uids, ppids, pgids, wi=
npids

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