Bash shell, using ps without displaying process path names

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In a bash shell using ps, is it possible to return just process names + PIDs without their paths? For example, using ps -A I get something like this:

Octo:~ decavolt$ ps -A
PID TTY           TIME CMD
 1 ??        12:29.17 /sbin/launchd
10 ??         0:01.37 /usr/libexec/kextd
11 ??         7:03.37 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
12 ??        18:16.71 /usr/sbin/notifyd
...

What I'd like to see is more like:

PID TTY           TIME CMD
 1 ??        12:29.17 launchd
10 ??         0:01.37 kextd
11 ??         7:03.37 DirectoryService
12 ??        18:16.71 notifyd
...

EDIT: Sorry, I should have clarified that this is on OSX 10.5 and 10.6

On my system, using version 3.2.7, the output from -A is identical to the output you're looking for. — Anders
– Anders, Commented Jan 7, 2011 at 19:11
Sorry Anders, I should have mentioned that this is on OSX 10.5 and 10.6 — Jeff
– Jeff, Commented Jan 7, 2011 at 19:22

Anders · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-07 19:24:39Z

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http://ss64.com/osx/ps.html

According to this page, the -c option should be what you're looking for. Try that.

edited Jan 7, 2011 at 19:24

answered Jan 7, 2011 at 19:09

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Dennis Williamson · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-07 19:14:22Z

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On my system, ps -A does what you want, however, try ps -A c to see if it works for you (if you're using GNU ps).

answered Jan 7, 2011 at 19:14

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Anders Over a year ago

Yupp, produces the same result on an old Solaris 9 system with default installation also.

Steve Emmerson · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-07 19:17:50Z

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Try ps -o pid,tty,time,comm.

answered Jan 7, 2011 at 19:17

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