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Name a process
Name: Thomas Strang Date: February 28, 2001 at 02:26:37 Pacific
Comment:
Hi, can anyone tell me how to (re-)name a process in Unix (especially Solaris)? When running a Java application, "ps" shows "java -classpath..." and all of its arguments, where the most interesting part is at the very end of the command. Often, this tail part is omitted by ps due to a length restriction. Thus I would like to change the name of the process, which is showed in the command-section in ps. Any idea? (Please answer to the list and also directly)
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