Les Mikesell wrote: > On 5/25/2010 9:55 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > >>> m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >>> >>>> Bowie wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> ps -C java -o thcount | awk ' { total += $1 } END { print total } ' >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Now, as dearly as I love awk, >>>> ps -C java --no-heading | wc -l >>>> >>>> >>> You are counting processes, the original is counting threads. >>> >>> $ ps -C java -o thcount | awk ' { total += $1 } END { print total } ' >>> 29 >>> >>> $ ps -C java --no-heading | wc -l >>> 1 >>> >> Oh, I take that back - I see what's going on, a and yeah, you're right. >> >> > > How about: > ps H -C java |wc -l Almost, but you're off by one... :) ps H -C java --no-headers | wc -l -- Bowie