renders almost inoperable the %?string referencing
you can extract particular job with the help of many of the little unix
tools but why not to do it with the already existing knob of the native
tool just by setting the knob free?
is it for historical reasons, by oblivion, or what were/are the
technical rationale? just curious
--- /usr/src/bin/ksh/jobs.c.orig Wed Jul 24 15:21:01 2013
+++ /usr/src/bin/ksh/jobs.c Mon Jul 29 10:16:12 2013
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct proc {
int state;
int status; /* wait status */
pid_t pid; /* process id */
- char command[48]; /* process command string */
+ char command[LINE]; /* process command string */
};
/* Notify/print flag - j_print() argument */
/end diff
otherwise, if i apply proper mdoc macro:
--- /usr/src/bin/ksh/ksh.1.orig Mon Jul 29 10:52:54 2013
+++ /usr/src/bin/ksh/ksh.1 Mon Jul 29 11:29:17 2013
@@ -4562,6 +4562,7 @@
.It %? Ns Ar string
The job with its command containing the string
.Ar string
+.Ns , if you're lucky
(an error occurs if multiple jobs are matched).
.It % Ns Ar string
The job with its command starting with the string
/end diff
best
/ty
