Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Bruce Momjian escribió:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > 
> > I think it is best not to look at $COLUMNS at all.  If the output is to a 
> > terminal, then use ioctl to query the terminal.  And provide a \pset command 
> > to set a width explicitly, which can apply in all cases.
> 
> Yes, that is pretty much what we have now, except we try for $COLUMNS if
> ioctl() fails for interactive use.

On what platforms does ioctl() fail?

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