diff -urbBd linux-2.4.21-1/fs/proc/base.c linux-2.4.21-2/fs/proc/base.c
--- linux-2.4.21-1/fs/proc/base.c	Fri Jun 13 07:51:37 2003
+++ linux-2.4.21-2/fs/proc/base.c	Mon Jun 16 11:08:09 2003
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/namespace.h>
 
+ /*
+ * What to put in the command line when we truncat them.
+ *
+ */
+#define DOTS "..."
+// includes the trailing null.
+#define DOTLEN 4 
+
+
 /*
  * For hysterical raisins we keep the same inumbers as in the old procfs.
  * Feel free to change the macro below - just keep the range distinct from
@@ -154,11 +163,23 @@
 	task_unlock(task);
 	if (mm) {
 		int len = mm->arg_end - mm->arg_start;
-		if (len > PAGE_SIZE)
+		if (len > PAGE_SIZE) {
 			len = PAGE_SIZE;
-		res = access_process_vm(task, mm->arg_start, buffer, len, 0);
+			res = access_process_vm(task, mm->arg_start,
+						buffer, len, 0);
+			if (res > 0) {
+				memcpy(buffer + PAGE_SIZE - DOTLEN, 
+				       DOTS, DOTLEN);
+				res = PAGE_SIZE;
+			}
+		} else {
+			res = access_process_vm(task, mm->arg_start, 
+						buffer, len, 0);
+		}
+
 		// If the nul at the end of args has been overwritten, then
 		// assume application is using setproctitle(3).
+
 		if ( res > 0 && buffer[res-1] != '\0' )
 		{
 			len = strnlen( buffer, res );