#! /usr/bin/env python3 import sys, os args = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]) if "--sort=" not in args: args += " --sort=user" pager = os.environ.get("PAGER", "more") # if pager is 'less', option '-S' must be passed to it if pager == 'less': less = os.environ.get("LESS") or '' opt = 'S' if opt not in less: less = opt + less os.environ["LESS"] = less os.system("ps %s | %s" % (args, pager))