Re: Terminal width for help output - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Terminal width for help output
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Msg-id 23741.1195160686@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Terminal width for help output  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Terminal width for help output  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Do we care to maintain a maximum width for programs' --help output (and psql's 
> \?)?  I think 79 characters was once a recommendation (or perhaps 72), but we 
> have a couple of violations either way, which I'd like to fix, but what to?

I think 79 is still a reasonable maximum.  AFAIK 80 columns is still a
pretty standard terminal window width, but if you try to print in the
last column you may get unexpected extra blank lines.
        regards, tom lane


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