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Fix portable ps command for remote process picker #14592

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Fix portable remote process ps command
HuzaifaAbdulRehman Jul 23, 2026
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chore: remove premature changelog entry
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Extension/src/Debugger/nativeAttach.ts
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Expand Up @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class PsProcessParser {
// Note that comm on Linux systems is truncated to 16 characters:
// https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429565
// Since 'args' contains the full path to the executable, even if truncated, searching will work as desired.
public static get psLinuxCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args=`; }
public static get psLinuxCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid= -o comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle} -o args=`; }
public static get psDarwinCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args= -c`; }
public static get psToyboxCommand(): string { return `ps -A -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args=`; }

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions Extension/test/scenarios/SingleRootProject/tests/extension.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ suite("Pick Process Tests", () => {
assert.equal(process2.pid, '15220');
});

test("Use portable ps options on Linux", () => {
assert.equal(
PsProcessParser.psLinuxCommand,
`ps axww -o pid= -o comm=${'a'.repeat(49)} -o args=`);
});

test('Parse valid CIM output', () => {
// output from the command used in CimAttachItemsProvider
const cimOutput: string = String.raw`[
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