hiding from w(1)? - (nf)

[paul at uiucuxc.UUCP]

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uiucuxc!paul    Jun 20 21:02:00 1984

Re: privacy from w and ps

One solution is to fill up your environment past the 1024 character mark.
w & ps become confused, printing only the command name, not the arguments.
It's not a total solution, but it covers 90% of it for me.

         Paul Pomes

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