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Shell - Accessing COLUMNS in a script!?

Hello,

I would like to know : How can we be able to use the COLUMNS variable in a script???

I have done a script wich needs $COLUMNS in order to print a correct output.

Now what I hace is COLUMNSV=$3

So when i call thje function, i use

Code:

fkldrb 100 0.01 $COLUMNS

But it is not really useful...

How can I have access to it in the script?

Thank you,

BlueSpirit

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSpirit

Now what I hace is COLUMNSV=$3

What is a typo in this sentence and what isn't?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSpirit

Code:
fkldrb 100 0.01 $COLUMNS

What is not working well here?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSpirit

Code:
fkldrb 100 0.01 $COLUMNS

What program is fkldrb and what is it supposed to do?

In a script the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment variables cannot be retrieved as they are not exported in the shell.

Use
export LINES
in the shell before you call your program (not in a script). You can add it to your .profile if you want to have them set always.

jlinkels

consider sed-awk for $row/ $column processing

use export to set the value of the variable COLUMNS. then use $COLUMNS to pass the value to your program
example:

Code:

mustafa@LILPC ~$ export COLUMNS=3

mustafa@LILPC ~$ seq 1 $COLUMNS

1

2

3

mustafa@LILPC ~$

Quote:

COLUMNSV=$3

what is COLUMNSV? and what is $3?