Add new properties for the path and arguments separately · sindresorhus/ps-list#7

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Currently there's process.cmd, but it includes both the path and arguments. Would be useful for https://github.com/sindresorhus/fkill-cli/issues/16 to have separate process.path and process.args properties.

Context:

I looked into this more, and I might have a solution to get the arguments without the full path. It seems ps -o pid -o comm returns the full path without arguments and ps -o pid -o command returns with arguments. So we could get both columns and just diff them to get the arguments. I think this should be added as a new property in ps-list. So we could add an args property with just the arguments and a path property with the full path to the binary without arguments, just for completeness.

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Tech stack: javascriptnodejs
Domain: backendapi
Issue type: feature
Difficulty: 3
Estimated time: half day
Activity status: stale
Clarity: clear
Prerequisites: basic JavaScriptNode.js child processps command
Newbie friendliness: 60
Research direction: The issue proposes adding separate `process.path` and `process.args` properties by using `ps o pid o comm` (without arguments) and `ps o pid o command` (with arguments), then diffing the two columns. Check the existing code in the ps list repository to see how `process.cmd` is currently implemented. Review the linked PRs (#29 and #1) from IssueHunt for potential implementations. Also look at maintainer comments in the issue for any additional guidance or acceptance criteria.