# Console truncates system call returns ....? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 19, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-truncates-system-call-returns/163382 "2009-03-19T19:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-truncates-system-call-returns/163382/1 "2009-03-19T19:19:30Z")
Hey Guys, The following system call (in Ubuntu 8.04) gets the associated result. $\> ps aux | grep myProgram 1000 15152 59.2 1.3 33244 28652 pts/1 S 10:48 0:02 ruby /home/workplace/fireknife/script/runner -e test ARGV.push 1; require ‘rating\_profile.rb’; myProgram.new However, when I attempt the following command in the console I get a truncated result: > res = `ps aux | grep 15152` 1000 15152 59.2 1.3 33244 28652 pts/1 S 10:48 0:02 ruby /home/workpla\n If I expand the terminal window, and re-execute in rails console, I get more of the command string appearing. This isn’t just a display issue, since the following command in the rails console will yield an empty result… unless the terminal window is expanded to its maximum width _and_ really small font… > res = `ps aux | grep myProgram` Is there a rails console configuration file I can adjust? Any help would be appreciated. Sonny. ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-truncates-system-call-returns/163382/2 "2009-03-19T20:14:57Z")
On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Sonny C. wrote: > However, when I attempt the following command in the console I get a > since the following command in the rails console will yield an empty > result… unless the terminal window is expanded to its maximum width > _and_ really small font… > > > res = `ps aux | grep myProgram` > > Is there a rails console configuration file I can adjust? Any help > would be appreciated. > > ## Sonny. No, but you could expand your options from aux to auxww or use --cols –columns or --width options to set a width. -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@soroe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soroe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-truncates-system-call-returns/163382/3 "2009-03-19T20:37:30Z")
Thanks Rob, that did the trick! Sonny.