diff --git a/examples/procargs.c b/examples/procargs.c
index d4dba083..03136c57 100644
--- a/examples/procargs.c
+++ b/examples/procargs.c
@@ -4,27 +4,35 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+static void show_args(pid_t pid)
+{
+  glibtop_proc_args buf;
+  char ** const pargv = glibtop_get_proc_argv(&buf, pid, 0);
+
+  char **parg = pargv;
+
+  printf("<%ld>\t", (long)pid);
+
+  while(*parg)
+    {
+      printf("\"%s\"\t", *parg);
+      parg++;
+    }
+
+  putchar('\n');
+
+  g_strfreev(pargv);
+}
+
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+  show_args(getpid());
+
   while(*++argv)
     {
-      glibtop_proc_args buf;
       pid_t pid = strtol(*argv, NULL, 10);
-      char ** const pargv = glibtop_get_proc_argv(&buf, pid, 20);
-
-      char **parg = pargv;
-
-      printf("<%ld>\t", (long)pid);
-
-      while(*parg)
-	{
-	  printf("\"%s\"\t", *parg);
-	  parg++;
-	}
-
-      putchar('\n');
-
-      g_strfreev(pargv);
+      show_args(pid);
     }
 }