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Re: bash sees all lines as 80 chars long



-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart, Wayne <wayne.stewart@sonosite.com>
To: 'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com' <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 10:46 AM
Subject: bash sees all lines as 80 chars long


>
>Problem:
>
>(On NT 4.0 SP3. cygwin b20.1)
>
>Open a bash window.
>
>Execute 'stty size' (columns == 80).
>
>Hold down a character - assuming key
>repeat, the line breaks or scrolls at
>80 chars.
>
>In 'Properties...' dialog resize the
>window and its buffer to be 110 chars
>wide.
>
>Execute 'stty size' again - it reflects
>the change.
>
>However, bash still wraps or scroll lines
>at 80 characters.
>
>
>Question:
>
>Can this behavior be changed (i.e., so
>bash will see and act on the changed
>line length).  If so, how?
>


Make Windows send bash a SIGWINCH when the size changes.  Good luck :-)

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