>
> In linux.dev.kernel, article <199612091745.MAA05230@ktk.bidmc.harvard.edu>,
> Kris Karas <ktk@ktk.bidmc.harvard.edu> writes:
> >
> > Under 2.0.27, the script identifies itself, via the /proc interface,
> > as "scum" - somewhat imprecise as the interpreter's identity is
> > hidden. Under 2.1.14, BOTH the interpreter AND the interpreted
> > program name are listed, for greater precision. Doing 'ps -ax' will
>
> ???
>
> Under 2.0.27, ps -ax shows "bash /some/path/scum" (or "(scum) if argv is
> swapped out) and pstree shows "scum".
I think we need to talk about this, because I like that scheme better. It
allows you to more accurately determine what a user is doing. Wouldn't it
be more plausible to change killall to ignore the interpreter? It's just a
personal opinion, I just think it is more convinient to show all those
things. :)
>
> I fal to see how that behavior can be improved on in any way. The new code
> (which this patch deleted) would show "(bash)" or "bash" in the latter two
> cases. :-(
>
> Besides, I want to be able to type "killall foo" after starting ten copies
> of foo. Oops -- foo was a perl program, and "killall perl" would kill a
> bunch of important jobs...
>
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