The username column in the output of top command shows a + for the names that are longer than the column width. How can I increase that?
I don't see any option for that.
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mahmood
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Yes I know that. The problem exists for `ps` command too. I really do want to see the full string of the username of a process. – mahmood Aug 29 '18 at 15:06
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Interesting; there is a way to do it. While running top, use the Shift+X interactive command to widen various fixed-width columns. Giving a parameter of 5 will, for instance, add 5 characters to the USER field, for a total of 13 characters. This ought to display the entire username for most users.
For example:
Before:
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
8736 nm-open+ 20 0 74744 7872 6868 S 0.3 0.0 1:28.93 openvpn
Press Shift+X and enter 5:
width incr is 0, change to (0 default, -1 auto) 5
After:
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+
8736 nm-openvpn 20 0 74744 7872 6868 S 0.4 0.0 1:29.04
You should resize your terminal to be wider than 80 characters before doing this, or you'll lose information.
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2How do I increase the width of a different field? Specifically the nTH field. – CodePro_NotYet Jun 24 '21 at 06:26
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You can't, it always affects _all_ fixed-width fields. Search for "Extra-Fixed-Width" in top´s manpage for details. – uli42 Sep 20 '22 at 11:14