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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