Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > mksh does not allow $COLUMNS to be set below 12. Quoting mksh(1) > $COLUMNS is "always set, defaults to 80, unless the value as reported > by stty(1) is non-zero and sane enough". This applies also to setting > it directly for one command: > > $ COLUMNS=30 python -c 'import os; print os.environ["COLUMNS"]' > 30 > $ COLUMNS=20 python -c 'import os; print os.environ["COLUMNS"]' > 20 > $ COLUMNS=10 python -c 'import os; print os.environ["COLUMNS"]' > 98 I wonder if this is an easier workaround, though. env COLUMNS=10 $cmd In any case, I'd split this patch to three, as these tests belong to two independent topics. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html