Re: shopt -s checkwinsize gone?

[Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com>]

On 02/24/2011 03:36 AM, Thilo Six wrote:
> Wayne Topa wrote the following on 24.02.2011 01:56
>
> -- <snip>  --
>
> > I haven't uses this in ages but IIRC shopt -s checkwinsize used to show
> > the display size.
>
> $ echo $COLUMNS $LINES
> 90 42


Thanks Thilo Six, but that I knew.

The problem I was was working on was that dpkg is wrapping its output on
multiple lines unless I pipe it's output to less.  On my screen, 210 75,
it is a pain so I was trying other methods try and solve that problem.

A more through Google search shows that other, non-debian, users are 
having problems with shopt as well.  It seen that it is an upstream problem.

Now back to finding why dpkg's  is wrapping it's output.

Thanks again,

Wayne