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Get The Number Of Columns And Rows In A Terminal Window With ENV Vars

ENV Vars

Both `bash`` and `zsh`` set environmental vars for the number of columns and lines/rows in a terminal window. For example:

Code

echo $COLUMNS

-- results

56

Code

echo $ROWS

-- results

38

Notes

Not all shells set these ENV vars. Determining that is left as an exercise for the reader
There's also al `tputs` command is that can provide the info (link below)

References

Use `tputs`` To Get The Number Of Columns And Lines/Rows Count In A Terminal Window On A Mac