-w switch in top command on 12.10

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

how do i use the -w option in top

~$ top -help
	procps-ng version 3.3.3
usage:	top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$ top -n 1 -p \"3980\" -w %CPU
    top: bad pid '"3980"'
~$ top -n 1 -p 3980 -w %CPU
    top: unknown option '%'
usage:    top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$ top -n 1 -p 3980 -w CPU
    top: unknown option 'C'
usage:    top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$ top -n 1 -p 3980 -w "CPU"
    top: unknown option 'C'
usage:    top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$ top -n 1 -p 3980 -w [CPU]
    top: unknown option '['
usage:    top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$ top -n 1 -p 3980 -w "%CPU"
    top: unknown option '%'
usage:    top -hv | -bcHiSs -d delay -n limit -u|U user | -p pid[,pid] -w [cols]
~$

[papibe]

Hi pqwoerituytrueiwoq.

Are you using a ppa, or Quantal maybe?

Regards.

[drmrgd]

It's odd I don't see that option in my version of top. I wonder if that's something that's coming to the new version but hasn't been fully worked out yet or is buggy?

[CharlesA]

Newer than the one on my 12.04 box:

top -help
        top: procps version 3.2.8
usage:  top -hv | -bcisSH -d delay -n iterations [-u user | -U user] -p pid [,pid ...]

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

running 12.10

[CharlesA]

Bumped to QQ.

[funicorn]

fda

-w : Output-width-override as: -w [ number ]
In 'Batch' mode, when used without an argument top will format output using the COLUMNS= and LINES= envi‐ronment variables, if set. Otherwise, width will be fixed at the maximum 512 columns. With an argument, output width can be decreased or increased (up to 512) but the number of rows is considered unlimited.