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Cut pid from ps using cut command
hay
i am trying to get JUST the PID from the ps command.
my command line is:
ps -ef | grep "mintty" | cut -d' ' -f2
but i get an empty line. i assume that the delimiter is not just one space character, but can't figure out what should i do in order to do that.
i know i can use awk or cut -c1-4 (the pid is in characters 1-4), but i don't want to use them.
is it possible to achieve my goal using cut -f and a combination or -d or -s?
thanks
