Debian bug report logs - #764
procps ps produces extra junk

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From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Debian bugs submission address <debian-bugs@pixar.com>
Cc: rjk1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk (Richard Kettlewell)
Reply-To: rjk1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk (Richard Kettlewell),
        iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
Subject: procps ps produces extra junk

Package: procps
Version: 0.97-4

ps produces extra junk like this:

        $ ps a
         PID TTY STAT  TIME COMMAND
        2238 v02 SW    0:00 (getty)
        2239 v03 SW    0:00 (getty))
        2240 v04 SW    0:00 (getty)d)map)
        2241 v05 SW    0:00 (getty)
        2242 v06 SW    0:00 (getty)
        2246 v01 SW    0:03 (bash)
        2247 v01 S     0:49 emacs
        2399 v01 TW    0:00 (dialog)
         704 pp0 SW    0:06 (bash))le)m)

This is with kernel 1.2.1 and libc 4.6.27.

(This bug is reported to me by Richard Kettlewell,
rjk1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk.  He doesn't have email connectivity at the
moment as it's out of term now and he's at home.)