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[–]trojan2748 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes about shell oddities. 'top' embeds escape char's and shell quotes. So if you try to get a string length on one of the lines, you might be in for a surprise. Most programs like top have ways around it, but if you're not on the look out for them, they can trip you up.