Description of problem: Simple command string top -b -n 1 | grep top -m 1 show error message top - 10:13:28 up 19:58, 10 users, load average: 1,07, 0,91, 0,80 top: write error It present in Fedora 19. In Fedora 18 this message is absent. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): procps-ng-3.3.7-3.fc19.x86_64 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. top -b -n 1 | grep top -m 1 Actual results: top - 10:13:28 up 19:58, 10 users, load average: 1,07, 0,91, 0,80 top: write error Expected results: top - 10:13:28 up 19:58, 10 users, load average: 1,07, 0,91, 0,80 Additional info: It can be solwed with top -b -n 1 top: 2>/dev/null | grep top -m 1 but this is not right.
Correction to additional info: Can be solved with top -b -n 1 2>&1 | grep top -m 1
Hello Vasiliy. Jim Warner (author of the 'top' tool) has noticed your report and released a patch for the issue. I'm going to test the fix and if there's no problem, then I'll apply the patch locally and rebuild the package. Thanks for the report. Regards, Jaromir.
procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19
Thank you very much, everything works.
Package procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-11817/procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
procps-ng-3.3.7-6.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.