need a little help with results from awk

Hi there all,

I am using a line to get some replys from my PS
I do
ps -ef |awk '{printf $9}'
But my result is 1 big line.
No spaces between the lines or someting

for example:

ress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrv/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrvoraclexfwaora_lgwr_xfwtextprocxmcare_extproc9it/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrv/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_progresoraclexfwa/usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserverextprocxmcare_extproc9ia/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshut/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrv/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_progres/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrv<defunct>ora_mmnl_xmct(LOCAL=NO)oraclexcfa/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshut/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_mprosrv../../bin/wrapperora_q000_xfwt/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshutoraclexcft/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_q001_xcft/opt/omni/lbin/rds/opt/java1.4/bin/PA_RISC2.0/javaoraclexfwt../../bin/wrapper/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_qmnc_xmct/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_sqlsrv2ora_mman_xcft-m1/glims/glims/glims7prd/bin/hl7ora_pmon_xcft/xct/appl/oracle/product/10.2/bin/tnslsnroraclexfwt/zam/zamicom/hl7/hl7drvr2/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_sqlsrv2ora_qmnc_xfwtora_psp0_xmct/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_q001_xfwtoraclexfwt/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_ckpt_xfwt/zam/progress/dlc91d/bin/_progres/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/dp/appl/oracle/product/9.2.0/bin/tnslsnr/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_mmnl_xfwtora_ckpt_xcft/sbin/shora_dbw0_xfwt/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshutoraclexcfaextprocxmcare_extproc9it/opt/java1.4/bin/PA_RISC2.0/javaextprocxmcare_extproc9itlvmattachdoraclexfwa/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/opt/java1.4/jre/bin/PA_RISC2.0/javaoraclexfwtoraclexmcaora_psp0_xcftora_smon_xmct/sbin/sh/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvora_mman_xmct-m1ora_dbw0_xmct/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshut/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprshut/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrvoraclexmct/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/glims/glims7prd/bin/_progres/glims/progress/dlc91e/bin/_mprosrv/glims/prog

How can i get it that all get spaces between them?
So I can make some kind of monitorring system?
I want the results in an array.. :slight_smile:

Thanx !

Drop the "f":

ps -ef |awk '{print $9}'

gheheh thanx!