Public bug reported: Running the command:
$ watch 'tail sample.dat' where sample.dat contains binary data, causes 'watch' to crash with segmentation fault. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: procps 1:3.2.8-10ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Mar 26 11:22:09 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: procps UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: procps (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965341 Title: watch command line utility crashes with segfault when processing binary output To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/965341/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs