How to keep unnecessary processes from starting

[NoOp]

On 03/10/2009 08:07 PM, Charles Howse wrote:
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 9:31 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> 
>>
>> What I use when working with developers and filing bugs:
>>  $ ps -auxwwf > ps.txt
> 
> I learned earlier today that ps doesn't want the dash before the  
> options.  It will work, but complains of bad syntax:
> $ ps auxwwf > ps.txt
> 

Yep, that works. I couldn't get it to work with the dash either.