On 5/31/11 10:49 PM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Explain that COLUMNS and LINES are not set automatically in
> non-interactive shells, and recommend direct use of the tput utility
> from ncurses as a replacement.
Thanks for the report, though the tput recommendation doesn't belong in
a manual page. It's more appropriate for an FAQ or a bash guide.
Chet
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