COLUMNS (int)
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COLUMNS
(int)
Character width of terminal
Description
COLUMNS
returns the cell width of the terminal.
Some characters might be more than or less than 1 (one) cell in width, such as Chinese logograms and zero-width joiners. Whereas one ASCII character is the same width as one terminal cell.
This is a reserved variable so it cannot be changed.
Other Reserved Variables
- Numeric (str): Variables who's name is a positive integer, eg
0
,1
,2
,3
and above $.
, Meta Values (json): State information for iteration blocksARGV
(json): Array of the command name and parameters within a given scopeCOLUMNS
(int): Character width of terminalEVENT_RETURN
(json): Return values for eventsHOSTNAME
(str): Hostname of the current machineMUREX_ARGV
(json): Array of the command name and parameters passed to the current shellMUREX_EXE
(path): Absolute path to running shellPARAMS
(json): Array of the parameters within a given scopePWDHIST
(json): History of each change to the sessions working directoryPWD
(path): Current working directorySELF
(json): Meta information about the running scope.SHELL
(str): Path of current shell
See Also
- Define Variable (
set
): Define a variable (typically local) and set it's value - Interactive Shell: What's different about Murex's interactive shell?
- Reserved Variables: Special variables reserved by Murex
str
(string): string (primitive)string
(stringing): string (primitive)
This document was generated from gen/variables/COLUMNS_doc.yaml.