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# 8  
Old 12-13-2007
I'll assume you are at a command line console which basically mimics a VT-100 terminal.

So the answer is no, you can't.

Font sizes etc require different size fonts typically on a bitmap/raster/dot-addressable devices such as bitmap displays eg an X-terminal or dotmatrix/inkjet/laserjet printer.
# 9  
Old 12-13-2007
You cannot increase the font by command.
But you can download PUTTY and increase the fonts of the window
# 10  
Old 12-13-2007
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Originally Posted by bobbygsk
But you can download PUTTY and increase the fonts of the window
He hasn't actually said he's using a Microsoft Windows client. Smilie
# 11  
Old 12-13-2007
thanx porter and rest of the guys for the reply but i really cant understand you porter. It's toooooo technical.
# 12  
Old 12-13-2007
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Originally Posted by sachin.gangadha
It's toooooo technical.
1. ASCII terminals don't do font sizes.

2. bitmap displays, laser/dotmatrix/inkjet printers do.

Is that simple enough?
# 13  
Old 12-13-2007
I am using putty.
Also on my 19inch monitor if message is appearing in one line then on 14inch it appears in two lines. Is there any settings that i need to do so that there is consistency.
# 14  
Old 12-13-2007
The traditional size for a terminal is 24 rows of 80 columns. With the marvels of bitmap displayed we can have terminals of any size we want.

In Putty's configuration go to "Window", and you can change the appearance.
 
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