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| author | tjr <tjr@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-06-04 10:01:06 +0000 |
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| committer | tjr <tjr@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-06-04 10:01:06 +0000 |
| commit | 096096d1a246973e0851929d3dc0dc8eb191299d (patch) | |
| tree | 635ac2c5193181c3442ac49b5bcc7efe855221ac /usr.bin/sed/sed.1 | |
| parent | 86435d3331f2d371b65a2d4ec20de82641760f41 (diff) | |
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Document the fact that the `l' command uses the COLUMNS environment
variable (SUSv3)
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diff --git a/usr.bin/sed/sed.1 b/usr.bin/sed/sed.1 index e724e11..55eb36a 100644 --- a/usr.bin/sed/sed.1 +++ b/usr.bin/sed/sed.1 @@ -505,6 +505,19 @@ This is the same as specifying the .Fl n option on the command line. .El +.Sh ENVIRONMENT +The following environment variables affect the execution of +.Nm : +.Bl -tag -width ".Ev COLUMNS" +.It Ev COLUMNS +If set, specifies the user's preferred output width in column positions. +The +.Dq l +command uses this value to fold long lines to an appropriate width. +By default, +.Nm +attempts to automatically determine the terminal width. +.El .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Ex -std .Sh SEE ALSO |
