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Old 04-04-2010
size of the terminal window

Hi,

I am programming a script that shows a figure on screen but I would be centered, so What I have to use command to get the size of the window?


Thanks a lot,
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Old 04-04-2010
The command that will help you is resize the man page is at:
Man Page for resize (Linux Section 1) - The UNIX and Linux Forums
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Old 04-04-2010
If $COLUMNS and $LINES aren't set in the script's environment, perhaps you can use:
Code:
tput cols  # columns (width)
tput lines # lines (height)

Regards,
Alister
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